Minister
Mwangunga (right) qwith Edward Bergman and President
Kikwetet The Hon. Shamsa Selengia
Mwangunga was appointed the new Minister of Natural
Resources & Tourism for the United Republic of Tanzania
in February 2008. Prior to this post,
Mwangunga served as Deputy Minister of Water for two years,
and has been a Member of Parliament, Special Seat, from
2000-2008. Earlier, she held various posts within the public
and private sector of Tanzania, including Tanzania-Swiss
Trust Fund Executive Secretary, Business Care Services
Projects Manager and Small Industries Development
Organization-SIDO Manager Coordinator. The Hon. Minister
began her career as a teacher, and later was acknowledged
for her highly successful roles as an engineer, champion of
women's rights and Member of Parliament. Hon. Mwangunga has an
extensive and impressive educational background spanning the
globe. She attained her first college diploma in Education
and her initial graduate degree in Business Communication in
Tanzania; a Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Management
from Delft University in Holland, and another post graduate
degree in Electrical Engineering from Dar es Salaam
Technical College. Mwangunga also has a Diploma in Education
with option in Mathematics and Physics, took part in
Executive Training in AOTS Tokyo, Japan, and trained in
Electrical and Measuring Instruments in St. Albans-Marconi
Industries, U. K..
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Hon. Shamsa S.
Mwangunga,
