John Malecela

John Samuel Malecela (born 19 April 1934) in Bugiri Dodoma, was Prime Minister of Tanzania from November 1990 to December 1994. He served as the vice-chairman of the CCM from 1995 to 2007, and a member of the CCM Central Committee to date.

Contents

• Malecela Akumbusha Usawa Kijinsia
• Education
• Positions held
• References

Prime Minister Malecela headed the Tanzanian delegation which participated in the first Tokyo International Conference on African Development in October 1993.

Education

Secondary Education - Minaki secondary school 1957-1958

Bachelor of Commerce - Bombay University 1958-1959

Post Graduate Studies - Cambridge University 1961-1962

Ph.D. Honoris Causa (Humanities) - University of Texas 1977

John Malecela is one of the most experienced Tanzanian politicians. However his efforts to seek his party's nomination for presidential candidacy did not yield any favorable results on his part both in 1995 and 2005.

Positions held

Tanzanian Permanent Representative to the United Nations - 1964-1968

Tanzanian Ambassador to Ethiopia and the OAU - 1967

Minister of Foreign Affairs - 1972-1973

Communication and Transport - 1973-1974

Mineral Resources and Agriculture 1975-1975

Minister in the East African Community - 1975-1976

Regional Commissioner of Iringa - 1980-1984

Member of the Group of Eminent Persons of the Commonwealth on South African situation - 1985

Tanzanian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom - 1989-90

Prime Minister and First Vice President 1990-1994

Vice Chairman of the ruling Party, Chama cha Mapinduzi (CCM) - 1995 to 2007

Member of Parliament for Mtera - 1990 - 2010