Anthony Peter Mavunde | |
Term Start: | 1 September 2023 |
Office2: | Deputy Minister for Labour, Youths and employment. |
Term Start2: | October 2015 |
Term End2: | 2020 |
Term Start3: | 2015 |
Birth Date: | 2 March 1984 |
Birth Place: | Dodoma Region |
Nationality: | Tanzanian |
Anthony Peter Mavunde (born 2 March 1984) is a Tanzanian politician who has been a member of the ruling party CCM since 2006. He is the current Minister of Minerals and a Member of Parliament.[1] [2]
Antony Peter Mavunde, Completed his Primary schooling in 1996, Secondary School at O Level 2003, A Level 2007, Mzumbe University 2000 where awarded LLB, School of Law for post graduate Diploma in Legal and practical training in 2010 and lastly at the Dodoma University in 2012.[3]
He worked as a Chief Executive Officer in FEMATA company from 2013 to 2015. He has kept the office of a Managing Partner in RGK Law Chambers Advocates during the period of 2008–2015.[3]
Antony Peter Mavunde involved in politics while he was at Mzumbe University from 2006. And a Member of Chama Cha Mapinduzi was elected to the positions of member of Regional Executive Council UVCCM of Chama cha Mapinduzi. Antony Mavunde was also appointed National Chairman of International affairs of UVCCM and Labor Committee for Youth Wing and stayed in this post from 2008 to 2012. During the period of 2012-2017 he worked as a Member to the National Executive Council of Chama cha Mapinduzi party. From 2014 to 2017 Mavunde has kept the post of National Chairman to the International Affairs and Labor Committee- Youth Wing in his party.[3] Since January 2022, Mavunde is Deputy Minister for Agriculture.[4] [5] In president Samia Suluhu Hassan's third cabinet reshuffle in September 2023, Mavunde, got his first major cabinet position, being appointed the Minister of Minerals.
Is a member of the Tanzanian Parliament for the first terms as elected on the general election in 2015 serving to 2020 representing community of Dodoma urban Constituency.[6]