Damas Ndumbaro
Damas Daniel Ndumbaro (born 22 March 1985) is 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 the 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.
Damas Daniel Ndumbaro | |
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Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism | |
Assumed office 5 December 2020 | |
President | John Magufuli |
Preceded by | Hamisi Kigwangalla |
Member of Parliament | |
Assumed office November 2020 | |
Appointed by | John Magufuli |
Constituency | Songea Urban |
Personal details | |
Born | Songea, Tanzania | 14 June 1971
Nationality | Tanzanian |
Political party | Chama Cha Mapinduzi |
Alma mater | UDSM, Open University of Tanzania |
Political career
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]
References
- "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".
- "Analysts scrutinise Magufuli's latest cabinet". The Citizen. Retrieved 2020-12-24.