Godfrey Mgimwa Explained

Godfrey Mgimwa
Honorific-Suffix:	MP
Office:	Member of Parliament for Kalenga
Term Start:	6 May 2014
Majority:	22,962 (79.27%)
Birth Date:	24 August 1981
Nationality:	Tanzanian
Party:	CCM
Spouse:	Robby
Parents:	William Mgimwa
Profession:	Banker

Godfrey William Mgimwa (born 24 August 1981) is a Tanzanian CCM politician.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Early life and career

Mgimwa was born in Iringa Region. He is the son of former Tanzanian Finance Minister William Mgimwa. He was educated at Wilolesi Primary, Azania Secondary and St Mary's High School.^[4] In 2014, he won the Kalenga by-election by a landslide receiving 22,962 votes (79.27%).^[5]

Notes and References

1. News: 2014-02-10 . Mgimwa's son poised to win Kalenga poll . . 2014-02-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140226195338/http://www.dailynews.co.tz/index.php/local-news/27944-mgimwa-s-son-poised-to-win-kalenga-poll . 2014-02-26 .
2. Web site: CCM YATEUA MGOMBEA WAKE UCHGAUZI MDOGO JIMBO LA KALENGA, NI GODFREY WILLIAM MGIMWA . 11 February 2014 . . sw. CCM selects Godfrey Mgimwa as its candidate for the Kalenga By-election . 19 February 2014.
3. Web site: Member of Parliament CV . . 26 May 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140705043007/http://parliament.go.tz/index.php/members/mpcvs/1780/2010-2015 . 5 July 2014 .
4. Web site: CCM: MGIMWA RAIA HALALI WA TANZANIA . 20 February 2014 . Mjengwa Blog . sw. CCM: Mgimwa is a legal citizen of Tanzania . 25 February 2014.
5. News: 2014-03-17 . CCM declared winner in Kalenga by elections . Pesa Times . 2014-03-19 .