Damas Ndumbaro
Damas Daniel Ndumbaro | |
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| Minister of Culture, Arts and Sports | |
| Assumed office 1 September 2023 | |
| President | Samia Suluhu |
| Preceded by | Pindi Chana |
| Minister of Constitutional Affairs and Justice | |
| In office 1 April 2022 – 31 August 2023 | |
| President | Samia Suluhu |
| Preceded by | George Simbachawene |
| Succeeded by | Pindi Chana |
| Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism | |
| In office 5 December 2020 – 1 April 2022 | |
| President | John Magufuli |
| Preceded by | Hamisi Kigwangalla |
| Succeeded by | Pindi Chana |
| Member of Parliament | |
| Assumed office November 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Leonidas Gama |
| Constituency | Songea Urban 2020-present Nominated 2017-2020 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 June 1971 Songea, Tanzania |
| Political party | Chama Cha Mapinduzi |
| Alma mater | UDSM, Open University of Tanzania |
Damas Daniel Ndumbaro (born 14 June 1971) is a Tanzanian politician, lawyer and cabinet Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs.
He was a Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism and a politician who presently serves as a Chama Cha Mapinduzi's Member of Parliament for Songea Urban constituency for the second term since 2015. Also was the acting Chief Executive Officer of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority since March 2013.[1][2] He was an Advocate and a Lecturer of law at the Open University of Tanzania before joining politics and won a majority vote election in Songea Urban constituency under the ruling party CCM.
Political career[edit]
In 2018, he was appointed by President John Magufuli, as the deputy minister of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation.[3] In December 2020 after the 2020 general election, in Magufuli's 2nd cabinet he was appointed the Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism.[4] He continued in this docket following the death of Magufuli, however, in April 2022 he was made the new Minister of Constitutional Affairs and Justice in Samia Suluhu's cabinet.[5] On 1 September 2023, following Samia Suluhu's cabinet reshfulle, he assumed the new post as Minister of Culture, Arts and Sports.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Change of management at TAZARA". 2 March 2013. Archived from the original on 2 March 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- ^ "Profile:Damas Daniel Ndumbaro". Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- ^ "Foreign Ministry Tanzania". Archived from the original on 2017-11-21.
- ^ "Analysts scrutinise Magufuli's latest cabinet". The Citizen. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
- ^ "Tanzania President Samia makes mini Cabinet reshuffle". The East African. 2022-04-01. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- ^ Admin (2023-09-01). "Tanzania Cabinet Reshuffle: President Samia Announces Key Appointments and Changes". TanzaniaInvest. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
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