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List of prime ministers of Tanzania

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This is a list of the prime ministers of Tanzania, from the establishment of the office of Chief Minister of Tanganyika in 1960 to the present day.

Tanzania was formed after the Zanzibar Revolution in 1964, when the People's Republic of Zanzibar united with mainland Tanganyika to form the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar, which was later renamed to the United Republic of Tanzania.

List of officeholders

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;Symbols Died in office

Chief Minister of Tanganyika

No.	Portrait	Name
(Birth–Death)	Term of office	Political party	Queen	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Tanganyika African National Union}};"
1	[[File:Julius Nyerere cropped.jpg	frameless	upright=0.4]]	Julius Nyerere
(1922–1999)	2 September 1960	1 May 1961		TANU	Elizabeth II

Prime ministers of Tanganyika

No.	Portrait	Name
(Birth–Death)	Term of office	Political party	Queen	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Tanganyika African National Union}};"	Tanganyika African National Union}};"
1	[[File:Julius Nyerere cropped.jpg	frameless	upright=0.4]]	Julius Nyerere
(1922–1999)	1 May 1961	22 January 1962		TANU	Elizabeth II
2	[[File:Rashidi Kawawa (cropped).jpg	frameless	upright=0.4]]	Rashidi Kawawa
(1926–2009)	22 January 1962	9 December 1962		TANU
Post abolished (9 December 1962 – 29 October 1964)

Prime ministers of Tanzania

No.	Portrait	Name
(Birth–Death)	Term of office	Political party	President(s)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Tanganyika African National Union}};"	Chama cha Mapinduzi}};"	Chama cha Mapinduzi}};"	Chama cha Mapinduzi}};"	Chama cha Mapinduzi}};"	Chama cha Mapinduzi}};"	Chama cha Mapinduzi}};"	Chama cha Mapinduzi}};"	Chama cha Mapinduzi}};"	Chama cha Mapinduzi}};"	Chama cha Mapinduzi}};"	Chama cha Mapinduzi}};"	Chama cha Mapinduzi}};"	Chama cha Mapinduzi}};"
Post abolished (1 November 1964 – 17 February 1972)
1	[[File:Rashidi Kawawa (cropped).jpg	frameless	upright=0.4]]	Rashidi Kawawa
(1926–2009)	17 February 1972	13 February 1977		TANU
(until 1977)	Nyerere
CCM
2	[[File:No image.png	frameless	upright=0.4]]	Edward Sokoine
(1938–1984)	13 February 1977	7 November 1980		CCM
3	[[File:Cleopa David Msuya.jpg	frameless	upright=0.4]]	Cleopa Msuya
(1931–2025)	7 November 1980	24 February 1983		CCM
(2)	[[File:No image.png	frameless	upright=0.4]]	Edward Sokoine
(1938–1984)	24 February 1983	12 April 1984		CCM
4	[[File:Salim.JPG	frameless	upright=0.4]]	Salim Ahmed Salim
(born 1942)	24 April 1984	5 November 1985		CCM
5	[[File:No image.png	frameless	upright=0.4]]	Joseph Warioba
(born 1940)	5 November 1985	9 November 1990		CCM	Mwinyi
6	[[File:John Malecela (cropped).jpg	frameless	upright=0.4]]	John Malecela
(born 1934)	9 November 1990	7 December 1994		CCM
(3)	[[File:Cleopa David Msuya.jpg	frameless	upright=0.4]]	Cleopa Msuya
(1931–2025)	7 December 1994	28 November 1995		CCM	Mwinyi
Mkapa
7	[[File:Frederick Sumaye boston december 2006.png	frameless	upright=0.4]]	Frederick Sumaye
(born 1950)	28 November 1995	30 December 2005		CCM	Mkapa
Kikwete
8	[[File:Edward Lowasa (cropped).jpg	frameless	upright=0.4]]	Edward Lowassa
(1953–2024)	30 December 2005	7 February 2008		CCM	Kikwete
9	[[File:Mizengo Pinda, Prime Minister of Tanzania.jpg	frameless	upright=0.4]]	Mizengo Pinda
(born 1948)	9 February 2008	5 November 2015		CCM
10	[[File:Kassim Majaliwa.jpg	frameless	upright=0.4]]	Kassim Majaliwa
(born 1961)	20 November 2015	13 November 2025		CCM	Magufuli
Suluhu
11	[[File:Mwigulu Nchemba.jpg	frameless	upright=0.4]]	Mwigulu Nchemba
(born 1975)	13 November 2025	Incumbent		CCM	Suluhu

Deputy prime ministers

No.	Portrait	Name
(Birth–Death)	Term of office	Political party	Prime Minister	President(s)	Took office	Left office	Chama cha Mapinduzi}};"		Chama cha Mapinduzi}};"		Chama cha Mapinduzi}};"
1	[[File:Salim.JPG	frameless	upright=0.4]]	Salim Ahmed Salim
(born 1942)	1986	date=2023-08-31	title=Biteko and the history of Deputy Prime Ministers in Tanzania	url=https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/national/biteko-and-the-history-of-deputy-prime-ministers-in-tanzania-4353666	access-date=2023-09-02	website=The Citizen	language=en}}	CCM	Joseph Warioba	Mwinyi
2	[[File:No image.png	frameless	upright=0.4]]	Augustino Mrema
(1944–2022)	1992	1994	CCM	John Malecela
3	[[File:No image.png	frameless	upright=0.4]]	Doto Biteko
(born 1978)	1 September 2023	Incumbent	CCM	Kassim Majaliwa	Suluhu

Timeline of heads of government

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bar:Nyerere from: 02/09/1960 till: 22/01/1962 color:tanu text:"Julius Nyerere" bar:Kawawa from: 22/01/1962 till: 09/12/1962 color:tanu from: 17/02/1972 till: 05/02/1977 color:tanu from: 05/02/1977 till: 13/02/1977 color:ccm text:"Rashidi Kawawa" bar:Sokoine from: 13/02/1977 till: 07/11/1980 color:ccm from: 24/02/1983 till: 12/04/1984 color:ccm text:"Edward Sokoine" bar:Msuya from: 07/11/1980 till: 24/02/1983 color:ccm from: 07/12/1994 till: 28/11/1995 color:ccm text:"Cleopa Msuya" bar:Salim from: 24/04/1984 till: 05/11/1985 color:ccm text:"Salim Ahmed Salim" bar:Warioba from: 05/11/1985 till: 09/11/1990 color:ccm text:"Joseph Warioba" bar:Malecela from: 09/11/1990 till: 07/12/1994 color:ccm text:"John Malecela" bar:Sumaye from: 28/11/1995 till: 30/12/2005 color:ccm text:"Frederick Sumaye" bar:Lowassa from: 30/12/2005 till: 07/02/2008 color:ccm text:"Edward Lowassa" bar:Pinda from: 09/02/2008 till: 05/11/2015 color:ccm text:"Mizengo Pinda" bar:Majaliwa from: 20/11/2015 till: 13/11/2025 color:ccm text:"Kassim Majaliwa" bar:Nchemba from: 13/11/2025 till: $today color:ccm text:"Mwigulu Nchemba"

References

(2023-08-31). "Biteko and the history of Deputy Prime Ministers in Tanzania".

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