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HON. SHAMSA SELENGIA
MWANGUNGA, MP
Newly appointed Minister
of Natural Resources & Tourism
The United Republic of
Tanzania
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.
Photo: HON. SHAMSA
SELENGIA MWANGUNGA, MP, Minister of Natural
Resources & Tourism, The United Republic of
Tanzania
HON. EZEKIEL MAGOLYO
MAIGE, MP
Deputy Minister of Natural
Resources & Tourism,
The United Republic of
Tanzania
Hon. Ezekiel
Magolyo Maige, MP, was appointed Deputy Minister of
Natural Resources & Tourism also in February
2008. Hon. Maige is a trained Accountant and
Business Manager. Born in Tanzania, he has also
lived and worked in London, Kenya, Ghana and
Cameroon. Hon. Maige holds an MSc in Finance from
the University of Leicester, the United Kingdom,
which he attended from 2002-2004. He is also a
CPA.
Prior to his
appointment, Mr. Maige was a Member of Parliament
from the Msalala Constituency, Shinyanga and Senior
Consultant to MGK. Prior to that, he held executive
Accounting and Finance positions for BP Tanzania,
Plan International and the British Council. He is
fluent in English, French and
Swahili.
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