Juliana Daniel Shonza (born 23 April 1987) is a Tanzanian politician and member of the ruling

Chama Cha Mapinduzi The Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM, ) is the dominant, ruling party in Tanzania and the second longest-ruling party in the history of Africa, only after the True Whig Party of Liberia. It was formed in 1977, following the merger of the Tanganyika A ...

(CCM) party. She is the current Member of Parliament having been appointed to special seats reserved for women.

Background and education

Juliana Daniel Shonza was born on 23 April 1987 in Songwe Region. She completed her schooling from Sinde Primary School in 2001, Kibasila Secondary School in 2005 and Dakawa High School in 2008. Thereafter she graduated her first Bachelor on Sociology from 2008 to 2011 and Master's degree on Sociology from 2013 to 2015 from the

University of Dar es Salaam The University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) (Swahili: ''Chuo Kikuu cha Dar es Salaam'') is a public university located in Ubungo District, Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania. It was established in 1961 as an affiliate college of the University of London. ...

and the

University of Dodoma The University of Dodoma (UDOM) is a public university located in Dodoma, the country's capital in central Tanzania. Building is taking place on a 6,000-hectare site in the Chimwaga area about east of downtown Dodoma. The University of Dodoma wa ...

. respectively

Political career

Shonza became involved in politics while she was at the

. She jointly founded the Chadema Students Organization (CHASO) at the University of Dar es salaam in 2010. She went on to serve as the Vice Chairperson of National Youth Council of Chadema (BAVICHA). In 2013 she moved to Chama Cha Mapinduzi where she was appointed to the post of Assistant Secretary of Motivation at the CCM headquarters. During the general elections of 2015 and 2020 Shonza was appointed as a member of Tanzanian Parliament through women special seats to serve for 2015-2020 and 2020-2025. In 2017, she was appointed as a Deputy Minister in the Ministry for Information, Culture, Arts and Sports by President

John Magufuli John Pombe Joseph Magufuli (29 October 1959 – 17 March 2021) was a Tanzanian politician who served as the fifth president of Tanzania, serving from 2015 until his death in 2021. He served as Minister of Works, Transport and Communications from ...

during the ministerial cabinet reshuffles he made on 9 October 2017. She served this position from 2017 to 2020.

References

1987 births Living people Chama Cha Mapinduzi MPs Tanzanian MPs 2015–2020 Deputy government ministers of Tanzania University of Dodoma University of Dar es Salaam alumni Women government ministers of Tanzania {{Tanzania-politician-stub