Mwigulu Nchemba Explained

Mwigulu Nchemba
Honorific-Prefix:Honourable
Honorific-Suffix:MP
Office:Minister of Finance
Predecessor:Philip Mpango
President:Samia Suluhu
Term Start:31 March 2021
Office1:Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs
Predecessor1:Augustine Mahiga
President1:John Magufuli
Successor1:Palamagamba Kabudi
Term Start1:2 May 2020
Term End1:31 March 2021
Office2:Minister of Home Affairs
Predecessor2:Stephen Wassira
President2:John Magufuli
Successor2:Alphaxard Lugola
Term Start2:11 June 2016
Term End2:1 July 2018
Office3:Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries
Term Start3:November 2015
Term End3:June 2016
President3:John Magufuli
Successor3:Charles Tizeba
Office5:Member of Parliament
for Iramba West
Term Start5:November 2010
Predecessor5:Juma Hassan Killimbah
Birth Date:7 January 1975
Birth Place:Makunda, Iramba District
Nationality:Tanzanian
Alma Mater:University of Dar es Salaam
Party:CCM

Mwigulu Lameck Nchemba (born 7 January 1975) is a Tanzanian economist and CCM politician, who serves as the elected Member of Parliament for Iramba West Constituency since 2010. On 31 March 2021, President Samia Suluhu appointed him as the Minister of Finance, replacing Philip Mpango, who was elevated to the position of Vice President of Tanzania. Before his current appointment, he served as the Minister of Law and Constitutional Affairs in the Tanzanian Cabinet, since May 2020.[1] [2]

Background and education

Nchemba was born on 7 January 1975 in Iramba District, in the Singida Region of Tanzania. He attended Makunda Primary School, then transferred to Iboru Secondary School for his middle school education. He completed his A-Level schooling at Mazengo Secondary School, graduating in 2000 with the equivalent of a High School Diploma.[3]

In 2001 he was admitted to the University of Dar es Salaam, graduating with a Bachelor of Economics degree in 2004. He went on to obtain a Master of Economics degree in 2006, also from Dar es Salaam University.[3] He later obtained a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Economics from the same university.[4]

Career

Before joining elective Tanzanian politics, Nchemba worked as an economist at the Bank of Tanzania. Later, President Jakaya Kikwete appointed him as Minister in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning. His tenure at the finance ministry coincided with the "Tegeta Escrow Scandal", which involved the embezzlement of hundreds of million of dollars by high-ranking government officials. Dr Nchemba, who was not implicated, rightly maintained that the full extent of the law should apply to those involved.[4]

He was appointed the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries in December 2015, by the then incoming president John Pombe Magufuli. Following the death of Ambassador Dr Agustine Phillip Mahiga, he was appointed the Minister of Constitutional and Legal Affairs.[5]

Following the formation of the 6th Cabinet of Tanzania, on 31 March 2021. Dr Philip Mpango was promoted to Vice-President of Tanzania, Nchemba took over the post of the Minister of Finance and Planning.[6] On 4 July 2023, he retained his position of Minister of Finance, however, the Ministry of planning was moved under the president's office.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tanzania's president appoints Mwigulu Nchemba as finance minister . . 31 March 2021 . Reuters Staff . 2 April 2021.
  2. Web site: 31 March 2021 . Tanzanian president announces cabinet reshuffle . Xinhuanet.com . Xinhua . 2 April 2021 . Beijing.
  3. Web site: 2 April 2021 . Republic of Tanzania: Member of Parliament Profile: Mwigulu Lameck Nchemba Madelu . . Parliament of Tanzania . 2 April 2021 . Dodoma.
  4. Web site: 1 April 2021 . What Mwigulu Nchemba brings to the table as finance minister . . The Citizen Reporter . 2 April 2021 . Dar es Salaam.
  5. Web site: . Magufuli unveils his cabinet 30 days after taking oath . 5 December 2020 . The Citizen Tanzania . 2 April 2021 . Dar s Salaam.
  6. Web site: President Suluhu Reshuffles Cabinet . . Apolinari Tairo . 2 April 2021 . Nairobi.
  7. News: 2023-07-06 . Tanzania: President Samia Makes Minor Cabinet Reshuffle, Forms New Docket . en . Tanzania Daily News . 2023-07-13.
  8. https://thedocs.worldbank.org/en/doc/45fc8267f59fdf50a364f6538c2817e7-0330032021/original/BankGovernors.pdf Board of Governors