Doto Biteko | |
Honorific-Prefix: | Right Honourable |
Honorific-Suffix: | MP |
Office: | Deputy Prime Minister of Tanzania |
Term Start: | 1 September 2023 |
President: | Samia Suluhu |
Predecessor: | Augustino Mrema |
Office1: | Minister of Energy |
Term Start1: | 1 September 2023 |
President1: | Samia Suluhu |
Predecessor1: | January Makamba |
Office2: | Minister of Minerals |
Term Start2: | 9 January 2019 |
Term End2: | 31 August 2023 |
Predecessor2: | Angellah Kairuki |
Successor2: | Anthony Mavunde |
Office3: | Member of Parliament for Bukombe |
Term Start3: | December 2015 |
Party: | Chama Cha Mapinduzi |
Birth Date: | 30 December 1978 |
Nationality: | Tanzanian |
Alma Mater: | St. Augustine University of Tanzania University of Dodoma (PhD) |
Doto Mashaka Biteko (born December 30, 1978) is a Tanzanian politician and a member of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi political party. He was elected MP representing Bukombe in 2015.[1] [2] [3]
He was appointed as the Minister of Minerals on 9 January 2019 by President John Magufuli.[4] [5] [6] He continued his tenure as the Minister of Minerals under the new president Samia Suluhu Hassan until 31 August 2023. On 1 September 2023, he was promoted in the role of Vice Prime Minister of Tanzania, only the third ever person to hold the title.[7] At the same time, he was given the docket as the Minister of Energy.[8]