Innocent Bashungwa
Profile
Innocent Lugha Bashungwa is a Tanzanian politician who has served as the Minister of Works since 2023. A member of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi party, he was first elected to the National Assembly in 2015 to represent the Karagwe constituency. Throughout his career, he has held several high-level government positions, including Minister of Defence and National Service, Minister of Information, Culture, Arts and Sports, and Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment. He has also served as a Minister of State in the President's Office.
Details
- Born
- May 5, 1979 · 47 years old
- Education
- St. John's University of Tanzania Columbia University Open University of Tanzania
- Career
- Minister of Works; Minister of Defence and National Service; Preceded by: Mh. Hamad Yusuf Masauni; Preceded by: Makame Mbarawa; Succeeded by: Abdallah Hamis Ulega; Preceded by: Stergomena Tax; Succeeded by: Stergomena Tax; Preceded by: Harrison Mwakyembe; Succeeded by: Mohamed Mchengerwa; Preceded by: Joseph Kakunda; Succeeded by: Geofrey Mwambe