The Suluhu Cabinet was officially formed in

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on 31 March 2021. Following the death of former 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 ...

Samia Suluhu Hassan Samia Suluhu Hassan ( ; born 27 January 1960) is a Tanzanian politician who serves as the sixth and current president of Tanzania since 19 March 2021. She is the first woman to serve in the position and previously served as vice-president of ...

the Vice President in the previous cabinet was sworn in as the new president. Within two weeks of her assignment, she appointed a new vice president and reshuffled the previous cabinet.

First Term

Inaugural Cabinet

This marks the first cabinet in Tanzanian history with a female

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. The inaugural cabinet was confirmed on 31 March 2021.

Changes

* On 2 August 2021, Elias John Kwandikwa died.

First Cabinet Reshuffle

Suluhu conducted her first major cabinet reshuffle on September 12, 2021. Dr Stergomena Tax filled the empty seat of Kwandikwa as the Minister of Defence and National Service as the first female to hold the position in the country's history. A new attorney general was also appointed Dr Eliezer Feleshi replaced Adelardus Kilangi.

Second Cabinet Reshuffle

On 31 December 2021 Samia Suluhu gave her first new years address to the nation. During the address, she hinted that she would be carrying out a cabinet reshuffle to expel ministers she suspects of siding with rival politicians in the party. On 8 January 2022 she announced her new cabinet, reshuffling ministers and creating two new cabinet positions. The first being the Prime Minister's Office Policy, Parliamentary Affairs, Labour, Employment, Youth and the Disabled was split into two: Policy and Parliament Affairs; and Labour, Youth, Employment and Persons with Disabilities. The second being the split of the Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Seniors and Children into the Minister of Health Development, Seniors and Children; and the Ministry of Community Development & Gender. All new ministers resumed their new post on 10 January 2022.

Changes

* On 1 April 2022, president Suluhu made a small shift of the dockets of three ministers. Minister

George Simbachawene George Boniface Taguluvala Simbachawene (born 5 July 1968) is a Tanzanian Chama Cha Mapinduzi, CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Kibakwe constituency since 2005. He held the post of the Minister of State in the President’s Office res ...

moves to the Office of the Prime Minister - Parliament, Policy and Coordination, replacing Dr

Pindi Chana Pindi Hazara Chana (born 24 January 1974) is a Tanzanian CCM politician and a special seat Member of Parliament since 2010. In January 2022 she began her cabinet career as the Minister of State (Policy, Parliamentary Affairs, Labour, Youth, Emp ...

. Dr Chana moved to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, replacing Dr Damas Ndumabro. Dr Ndumabro takes over Simbacawene's previous role as the Minister of Constitutional and Legal Affairs. * On 2 October 2022, president Suluhu dropped

Liberata Mulamula Liberata Mulamula, (''née'' Rutageruka (born 10 April 1956) is a Tanzanian diplomat and politician who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation from April 2021 to October 2022. She was appointed by President Samia S ...

as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, E.A.C., Regional and International Cooperation, and replaced her with Dr Stergomena Tax. Dr Tax's previous post as the Minister of Defense was given to Innocent Bashungwa. Innocent's previous post as Minister of State in the President's Office Regional Administration and Local Government was given to

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. * On 14 February 2023, Mohamed Mchengerwa switched cabinet positions with

and became the new Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism and Pindi Chana became the new Minister of Culture, Artists and Sports. * On 26 February 2023, Abdallah Ulega was promoted to be the Minister for Livestock and Fisheries, replacing Mashimba Ndaki. In the re-shuffle, the Ministry for Investment was moved into the presidents office. * On 1 April 2023, president Suluhu switched the positions of

Jenista Mhagama Jenista Joakim Mhagama (born 23 June 1967) is the Minister of Health in Tanzania. She succeeded Ummy Mwalimu whose tenure in the role lasted 14 years. Mhagama is a politician belonging to the Chama Cha Mapinduzi party, and was previously a Memb ...

and

, moving Simbachawene from the Prime Minister's office to the President's office. * On 4 July 2023, president Suluhu made some changes to the cabinet mandates. ** The Ministry of Finance and Planning was re-established as the Ministry of Finance and

Mwigulu Nchemba Mwigulu Lameck Nchemba (born 7 January 1975) is a Tanzanian economist and CCM politician, who serves as the elected Member of Parliament for Iramba West Constituency since 2010. On 31 March 2021, President Samia Suluhu appointed him as the Min ...

retained his position. ** The Ministry Investment, Industry and Trade was re-established as the Ministry Industry and Trade and Ashatu Kijaji retained her position. ** A new office was created in the presidents office, the Minister of State in the President's Office Planning and Investment, and Kitila Mkumbo was appointed as minister.

Third Cabinet Reshuffle

On 30 August 2023 Samia Suluhu made a third major reshuffled of the cabinet. The position of deputy prime minister was added and Doto Biteko was only the third person ever to be appointed in this position. Furthermore the Ministry of Works and Transport was split into two with a new Ministry of Works and a Ministry of Transport. All new ministers resumed their new post on 1 September 2023.

Current cabinet

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