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Stella Ikupa Alex (born 1 October 1979), is a Tanzanian accountant and politician, who is a member of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party. She is the current Deputy Minister in the office of the Prime Minister of Tanzania, responsible for the disabled. She also serves as a
Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...
, having been appointed to a special seat in 2015.


Background and education

She was born on 1 October 1979. She attended "Minazi Mirefu Primary School", in
Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam (; from ar, دَار السَّلَام, Dâr es-Selâm, lit=Abode of Peace) or commonly known as Dar, is the largest city and financial hub of Tanzania. It is also the capital of Dar es Salaam Region. With a population of over s ...
, Tanzania's largest city and business hub, graduating in 1994. From 1995 until 1998, she attended Jangwani Girls Secondary School, also in Dar es Salaam for her O-Level studies. She stayed on at Jangwani for her A-Level education, graduating in 2001. In 2002, she was admitted to the Tanzania Institute of Accountancy, at its Dar es Salaam campus, to pursue an Advanced Diploma in Accountancy, graduating in 2005. Later, from 2009 until 2011, she successfully pursued a
Master of Science A Master of Science ( la, Magisterii Scientiae; abbreviated MS, M.S., MSc, M.Sc., SM, S.M., ScM or Sc.M.) is a master's degree in the field of science awarded by universities in many countries or a person holding such a degree. In contrast to ...
degree in Accountancy and Finance, at the Dar es Salaam campus of Mzumbe University.


Work history

In 2007, she began work in the Tanzania Ministry of Energy and Minerals as an accountant, serving in that capacity until 2014. That year, she was transferred to the Tanzania Ministry of Industry and Trade, as an accountant, serving there until 2015.


Political career

Stella Alex has been an active political operative in her community, in the ruling Cama Cha Mapiduzi political party, dating back to 2003. From then until 2015, she served as the treasurer of her local party branch. In 2013, she served as a member of the CCM District Constitutional Council.In 2015, she became a member of parliament under the special seat provision. On 7 October 2017, president
John Magufuli John Pombe Joseph Magufuli (29 October 1959 – 17 March 2021) was the fifth president of Tanzania, serving from 2015 until his death in 2021. He served as Minister of Works, Transport and Communications from 2000 to 2005 and 2010 to 2015 and wa ...
appointed her Deputy Minister, in the Office of the Prime Minister, responsible for the disabled.


See also

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Stella Martin Manyanya Stella Martin Manyanya (born 4 August 1962) is a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Nyasa constituency since 2010. In October 2017, she was appointed as a Deputy Minister of Industries, Trade and Investment. Background and ...


References


External links


Website of the Office of the Prime Minister of Tanzania
{{DEFAULTSORT:Alex, Stella Ikupa Living people 1979 births Tanzanian accountants Deputy government ministers of Tanzania Tanzanian MPs 2015–2020 Mzumbe University alumni Chama Cha Mapinduzi MPs Chama Cha Mapinduzi politicians Women government ministers of Tanzania Members of the National Assembly (Tanzania)