Innocent Bashungwa
Innocent Lugha Bashungwa (born May 5, 1979) is a Tanzanian Minister of Information, Culture, Arts and Sports and a member of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi political party.[2] He was elected MP representing Karagwe in 2015.
Innocent Lugha Bashungwa | |
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| Ministry of Information, Culture, Arts and Sports | |
| Assumed office 5 December 2020 | |
| President | John Magufuli |
| Preceded by | Harrison Mwakyembe |
| Minister of Industry and Trade for Tanzania | |
| In office 8 June 2019[1] – 16 June 2020 | |
| President | John Magufuli |
| Preceded by | Joseph Kakunda |
| Succeeded by | Geofrey Mwambe |
| Member of Parliament for Karagwe District | |
| Assumed office December 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 March 1979 |
| Nationality | Tanzanian |
| Political party | Chama Cha Mapinduzi |
| Spouse(s) | Jennifer Bash |
Political career
He was appointed Deputy Minister of Agriculture by President John Magufuli on 10 November 2018. On November 13, 2018, he was sworn in as Deputy Minister.[3] In June 2019, Joseph Kakunda was replaced by Innocent Bashungwa as the minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, he went on to serve at this docket for a year before the parliament was dissolved on June 16, 2020.[4]
In Magufuli's second cabinet, he was appointed as the Minister of Information, Culture, Artists and Sports.[5]
References
- "Magufuli sacks Industy Minister, TRA boss, appoints successors". The Citizen. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
- "LUGHA". doi:10.1163/1573-3912_islam_sim_4685. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - "Tanzania: New Ministers in Full Throttle ... . Govt Directive Bears Fruit, Lindi Collects Over 4,000 Tonnes Cashews". Tanzania Daily News (Dar es Salaam). 2018-11-14. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
- "Tanzanian president sacks industry minister, tax chief - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
- "Magufuli's unveils his cabinet 30 days after taking oath". The Citizen. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
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