Vice-President of Tanzania

Vice-President of the United Republic of Tanzania
Makamu wa Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania
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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; 57 years ago (1964)
First holder	Abeid Karume
Salary	US$4,375 monthly[2]
Website	www.vpo.go.tz

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The vice-president of Tanzania holds the second-highest political office in the United Republic of Tanzania. He or she run 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 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[]

After the union between Tanganyika and the People's Republic of Zanzibar and Pemba 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]

Term of office	Name (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Party
First vice-presidents
1964–1972	Abeid Karume (1905–1972)			Afro-Shirazi Party
1972–1984	Aboud Jumbe (1920–2016)			Afro-Shirazi Party (until 1977)
				Chama Cha Mapinduzi (from 1977)
1984–1985	Ali Hassan Mwinyi (born 1925)			Chama Cha Mapinduzi
1985–1990	Joseph Warioba (born 1940)			Chama Cha Mapinduzi
1990–1994	John Malecela (born 1934)			Chama Cha Mapinduzi
1994–1995	Cleopa Msuya (born 1931)			Chama Cha Mapinduzi
Second vice-presidents
1964–1977	Rashidi Kawawa (1926–2009)			Tanganyika African National Union
1985–1990	Idris Abdul Wakil (1925–2009)			Chama Cha Mapinduzi
1990–1995	Salmin Amour (born 1948)			Chama Cha Mapinduzi
Vice-presidents (single office)
1995–2001	Omar Ali Juma (1941–2001)			Chama Cha Mapinduzi
2001–2010	Ali Mohamed Shein (born 1948)			Chama Cha Mapinduzi
2010–2015	Mohamed Gharib Bilal (born 1945)			Chama Cha Mapinduzi
2015–2021	Samia Suluhu Hassan (born 1961)			Chama Cha Mapinduzi
2021–present	Philip Mpango (born 1957)			Chama Cha Mapinduzi

See also[]

• President of Tanzania

References[]

External links[]

• Official website