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Stephen Masato Wasira (born 1945) is a Tanzanian CCM politician and
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 ...
for Bunda constituency since 2005. He was the Minister of State in the President's Office for Social Relations and Coordination since 2010.


Background

Wasira served as Deputy Minister of Agriculture in the first phase Government under President Julius Nyerere and also served as the Deputy Minister for Local Government and later as the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Development under the second phase President
Ali Hassan Mwinyi Ali Hassan Mwinyi (born 8 May 1925) is a Tanzanian politician, who served as the second President of the United Republic of Tanzania from 1985 to 1995. Previous posts include Interior Minister and Vice President. He also was chairman of the rul ...
. He was appointed as Minister of Water on January 4, 2006, when Jakaya Kikwete, who had been elected President, named his new cabinet. He was then moved to the position of Minister for Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives on October 15, 2006, and on February 12, 2008, he was named as the Minister in the Prime Minister's Office for Regional Administration and Local Government. On November 24, 2010, Wasira was named Minister of State in the President's Office for Social Relations and Coordination in the newly formed cabinet after the October 2010 elections. Within the ruling Chama cha Mapinduzi, most recently he was a member of the 370-member National Executive Committee (NEC), the highest policy and decision-making body of the ruling party. He served in this position since 2007. In November 2012, he was overwhelmingly re-elected by the party's National Congress to serve another five-year term. Also, in 2011, he was elected a member of the party's powerful 28-member Central Committee (CC) He continued serving as a member of the Central Committee after being re-elected in February 2013 up to December 2017.Frank Kimboy
"JK:This is CCM’s winning lineup"
''The Citizen'' (Mwananchi Communications), February 12, 2013 retrieved February 12, 2013.


Education

*BA in Economics & International Studies,
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, USA. *MA in Economics (Applied Economics),
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, USA. *Masters in Public Administration,
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, USA.


References


External links


Official website for Stephen M. Wasira
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wasira, Stephen Masato 1945 births Living people People from Mara Region Chama Cha Mapinduzi MPs Tanzanian MPs 2010–2015 Government ministers of Tanzania American University alumni American University School of Public Affairs alumni