Stephen Wasira
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Stephen Masato Wasira (born 1945) is the Minister for Water of Tanzania. He was appointed to that position in January 2006 when Jakaya Kikwete, who had been elected President, appointed his new cabinet *"JK’s beefed up team" by Hassan Muhiddin, The Guardian, January 5, 2006, retrieved January 5, 2006. Wasira has served as Deputy Minister of Agriculture in the the first phase Government under President Julius Kambarage Nyerere and has also served as the Deputy Minister for Local Government and later as the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock development under second phase President Ali Hassan Mwinyi
[edit] Education
- BA in Economics, American University in Washington, DC, USA.
- BA in Political Science, American University in Washington, DC, USA.
- MA in Economics, American University in Washington, DC, USA.
- Masters in Public Administration, American University in Washington, DC, USA.
[edit] Positions held
- Member of Parliament - Mwibara Constituency 1970 - 1975
- Deputy Minister of Agriculture 1972 - 1975
- Regional Commissioner Mara Region 1975 - 1982
- Minister Counselor at the Embassy of Tanzania, Washington, DC, USA - 1982 - 1985
- Member of Parliament - Bunda Constituency 1985 -1990
- Deputy Minister for Local Government 1987-1989
- Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Development 1989- 1990
- Regional Commissioner Coastal Region 1990 - 1991
- Member of Parliament - Bunda Constituency 1995 -1996
- Member of Parliament - Bunda Constituency 2005 -Present
- Minister for Water - 2006 - Present
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