List of prime ministers of Tanzania

This is a list of the prime ministers of Tanzania, from the establishment of the office of Chief Minister of Tanganyika in 1960 to the present day.

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Tanzania was formed after the Zanzibar Revolution in 1964, when the People's Republic of Zanzibar united with mainland Tanganyika to form the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar, which was later renamed to the United Republic of Tanzania.

Chief Minister of Tanganyika
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of office Political party Queen
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Julius Nyerere
(1922–1999)		 2 September 1960 1 May 1961 241 days Tanganyika African National Union Elizabeth II

Prime ministers of Tanganyika
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of office Political party Queen
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Julius Nyerere
(1922–1999)		 1 May 1961 22 January 1962 266 days Tanganyika African National Union Elizabeth II
2 Rashidi Kawawa
(1924–2009)		 22 January 1962 9 December 1962 321 days Tanganyika African National Union
Post abolished (9 December 1962 – 29 October 1964)

Prime ministers of Tanzania
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of office Political party President(s)
Took office Left office Time in office
Post abolished (1 November 1964 – 17 February 1972)
1 Rashidi Kawawa
(1926–2009)		 17 February 1972 13 February 1977 4 years, 362 days Tanganyika African National Union Nyerere
Chama Cha Mapinduzi[lower-alpha 1]
2 Edward Sokoine
(1938–1984)		 13 February 1977 7 November 1980 3 years, 268 days Chama Cha Mapinduzi
3 Cleopa Msuya
(born 1931)		 7 November 1980 24 February 1983 2 years, 109 days Chama Cha Mapinduzi
(2) Edward Sokoine
(1938–1984)		 24 February 1983 12 April 1984
(died in office.)		 1 year, 48 days Chama Cha Mapinduzi
4 Salim Ahmed Salim
(born 1942)		 24 April 1984 5 November 1985 1 year, 195 days Chama Cha Mapinduzi
5 Joseph Warioba
(born 1940)		 5 November 1985 9 November 1990 5 years, 4 days Chama Cha Mapinduzi Mwinyi
6 John Malecela
(born 1934)		 9 November 1990 7 December 1994 4 years, 28 days Chama Cha Mapinduzi
(3) Cleopa Msuya
(born 1931)		 7 December 1994 28 November 1995 356 days Chama Cha Mapinduzi Mwinyi
Mkapa
7 Frederick Sumaye
(born 1950)		 28 November 1995 30 December 2005 10 years, 32 days Chama Cha Mapinduzi Mkapa
Kikwete
8 Edward Lowassa
(born 1953)		 30 December 2005 7 February 2008 2 years, 39 days Chama Cha Mapinduzi Kikwete
9 Mizengo Pinda
(born 1948)		 9 February 2008 5 November 2015 7 years, 269 days Chama Cha Mapinduzi
10 Kassim Majaliwa
(born 1961)		 20 November 2015 Incumbent 7 years, 340 days Chama Cha Mapinduzi Magufuli
Suluhu

Deputy Prime Minister
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of office Political party Prime Minister President(s)
Took office Left office
1 Salim Ahmed Salim
(born 1942)		 1986 1989[1] Chama Cha Mapinduzi Joseph Warioba Mwinyi
2 Augustino Mrema
(1944-2022)		 1992 1994[1] Chama Cha Mapinduzi John Malecela
3 Doto Biteko
(born 1978)		 1 September 2023[1] Incumbent Chama Cha Mapinduzi Kassim Majaliwa Suluhu

See also

Notes
  1. Founded on 5 February 1977.

References
  1. "Biteko and the history of Deputy Prime Ministers in Tanzania". The Citizen. 2023-08-31. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
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