Vice-President of Tanzania

Second-highest political office in Tanzania

Vice-President of the
United Republic of Tanzania

Makamu wa Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania

Coat of arms of Tanzania

Flag of Tanzania

Incumbent
Philip Mpango

since 30 March 2021

Style| His Excellency
Member of| Cabinet
Seat| Dodoma, Tanzania[1]
Term length| Five years, renewable once
Constituting instrument| 1977 Constitution
Formation| 1964; 61 years ago (1964)
First holder| Abeid Karume
Salary| US$4,375 monthly[2]
Website| www.vpo.go.tz

The vice-president of Tanzania holds the second-highest political office in the United Republic of Tanzania. The vice president runs on a single ticket with the President of Tanzania, and ranks first in the presidential line of succession.

Per Article 37 of the Constitution of Tanzania, if the president dies, resigns, is permanently incapacitated, or is disqualified, the vice-president ascends to the presidency for the balance of the term. Under Article 40, a vice-president who ascends to the presidency in this manner is eligible to run for two full terms in their own right if there are fewer than three years remaining in the five-year term. If the vice-president ascends with more than three years remaining, they are only eligible for one full term.[3]

For example, when Samia Suluhu Hassan became the first vice-president to directly ascend to the presidency, she did so only one year after being reelected as the running mate of her predecessor, John Magufuli. While she would be eligible to run for a full term in 2025, if she won she would have to leave office in 2030.

## List of vice-presidents of Tanzania

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Political parties

Afro-Shirazi Party (ASP)

Tanganyika African National Union (TANU)

Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM)

After the union between Tanganyika and the People's Republic of Zanzibar to form the United Republic of Tanzania in 1964, Tanzania had two vice-presidents, First and Second until the creation of a single office in 1995.[4]

### First vice-presidents

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No. | Portrait  | Name
(Birth–Death) | Term of office  | Political party  | President(s)

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Took office  | Left office  | Time in office
1  |  | Abeid Karume
(1905–1972) | 29 October 1964  | 7 April 1972  | 7 years, 161 days  | ASP | Nyerere
2  |  | Aboud Jumbe
(1920–2016) | 7 April 1972  | 30 January 1984  | 11 years, 298 days  | ASP
(until 1977)
| CCM
3  |  | Ali Hassan Mwinyi
(1925–2024) | 30 January 1984  | 5 November 1985  | 1 year, 279 days  | CCM
4  |  | Joseph Warioba
(born 1940) | 5 November 1985  | 9 November 1990  | 5 years, 4 days  | CCM | Mwinyi
5  |  | John Malecela
(born 1934) | 9 November 1990  | 5 December 1994  | 4 years, 26 days  | CCM
6  |  | Cleopa Msuya
(born 1931) | 5 December 1994  | 23 November 1995  | 353 days  | CCM

### Second vice-presidents

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No. | Portrait  | Name
(Birth–Death) | Term of office  | Political party  | President(s)

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Took office  | Left office  | Time in office
1  |  | Rashidi Kawawa
(1926–2009) | 26 April 1964  | 13 February 1977  | 12 years, 293 days  | TANU
(until 1977) | Nyerere
| CCM
Post vacant (13 February 1977 – 5 November 1985)
2  |  | Idris Abdul Wakil
(1925–2009) | 5 November 1985  | 9 November 1990  | 5 years, 4 days  | CCM | Mwinyi
3  |  | Salmin Amour
(born 1948) | 9 November 1990  | 23 November 1995  | 5 years, 14 days  | CCM

### Vice-presidents (single office)

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No. | Portrait  | Name
(Birth–Death) | Term of office  | Political party  | President(s)

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Took office  | Left office  | Time in office
1  |  | Omar Ali Juma
(1941–2001) | 23 November 1995  | 4 July 2001  | 5 years, 223 days  | CCM | Mkapa
2  |  | Ali Mohamed Shein
(born 1948) | 13 July 2001  | 3 November 2010  | 9 years, 113 days  | CCM | Mkapa
Kikwete
3  |  | Mohamed Gharib Bilal
(born 1945) | 6 November 2010  | 5 November 2015  | 4 years, 364 days  | CCM | Kikwete
4  |  | Samia Suluhu Hassan
(born 1960) | 5 November 2015  | 19 March 2021  | 5 years, 134 days  | CCM | Magufuli
5  |  | Philip Mpango
(born 1957) | 31 March 2021  | Incumbent  | 4 years, 1 day  | CCM | Suluhu

## Timeline

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## See also

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Constitution

* Human rights

Government

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Samia Suluhu Hassan
* Vice-President

Philip Mpango
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Kassim Majaliwa

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Zanzibar

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## References

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1. ^ "Tanzanian president officially moves to new capital Dodoma: presidency". Xinhua. 13 October 2019. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019.
2. ^ wa Simbiye, Finnigan (6 December 2013). "PM scoffs at super salary rumour". Daily News (Tanzania). Dodoma. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
3. ^ "Constitution of Tanzania".
4. ^ "List of Tanzanian Vice Presidents" (PDF). Vice President's Office. Retrieved 31 May 2013.

## External links

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