| Honorific-Prefix: | Honourable Ret. Captain |
| John Chiligati | |
| Honorific-Suffix: | MP |
| Office: | Member of Parliament for Manyoni East |
| Term Start: | November 2000 |
| Term End: | November 2015 |
| Successor: | Pius Stephen Chaya |
| Birth Date: | 14 October 1950 |
| Birth Place: | Tanganyika |
| Nationality: | Tanzanian |
| Party: | CCM |
| Alma Mater: | Mazengo Secondary School Usagara Secondary School Monduli Military Academy University of Dar es Salaam |
| Branch: | Tanzanian Army |
| Serviceyears: | 1978–1979 |
| Rank: | Captain |
| Birth Name: | John Zefania Chiligati |
John Zefania Chiligati (born 14 October 1950) is a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Manyoni East constituency from to 2000 to 2015.[1]
After serving as a deputy minister, Chiligati was promoted to the position of Minister of Home Affairs in the Cabinet named by President Jakaya Kikwete on January 4, 2006.[2] He was then moved to the post of Minister of Labour and Youth Development on October 15, 2006[3] before being named Minister of Lands and Human Development on February 12, 2008.[4]