Innocent Bashungwa

Innocent Lugha Bashungwa (born May 5, 1979) is a Tanzanian politician who has served as the Minister of Works in Tanzania since 2023. He previously served as Minister of Information, Culture, Arts and Sports, Minister of Defence and a Minister of State in the President's Office (Regional Administration and Local Government) in Tanzania and is a member of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi political party.[2] He was elected MP representing Karagwe in 2015.

Honourable
Innocent Lugha Bashungwa
MP
Minister of Works
Assumed office
1 September 2023
PresidentSamia Suluhu
Preceded byMakame Mbarawa
Minister of Defence and National Service
In office
3 October 2022 – 31 August 2023
PresidentSamia Suluhu
Preceded byStergomena Tax
Succeeded byStergomena Tax
Minister of Information, Culture, Arts and Sports
In office
5 December 2020 – 10 January 2022
PresidentJohn Magufuli (2020)
Samia Suluhu (2021)
Preceded byHarrison Mwakyembe
Succeeded byMohamed Mchengerwa
Minister of Industry and Trade
for Tanzania
In office
8 June 2019[1] – 16 June 2020
PresidentJohn Magufuli
Preceded byJoseph Kakunda
Succeeded byGeofrey Mwambe
Member of Parliament
for Karagwe District
Assumed office
December 2015
Personal details
Born (1979-03-05) 5 March 1979
Karagwe
NationalityTanzanian
Political partyChama Cha Mapinduzi
SpouseJennifer Bash

Political career

He was appointed Deputy Minister of Agriculture by President John Magufuli on 10 November 2018. On November 13, 2018, he was sworn in as Deputy Minister.[3] In June 2019, Joseph Kakunda was replaced by Innocent Bashungwa as the minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, he went on to serve at this docket for a year before the parliament was dissolved on June 16, 2020.[4]

In Magufuli's second cabinet, he was appointed as the Minister of Information, Culture, Artists and Sports.[5] Following the January 2022 reshuffle of the Suluhu Cabinet, he assumed the position of the Minister of State in the President's Office.[6]

References
  1. "Magufuli sacks Industy [sic] Minister, TRA boss, appoints successors". The Citizen. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  2. LUGHA (Report). Koninklijke Brill NV. doi:10.1163/1573-3912_islam_sim_4685.
  3. "Tanzania: New Ministers in Full Throttle ... . Govt Directive Bears Fruit, Lindi Collects Over 4,000 Tonnes Cashews". Tanzania Daily News (Dar es Salaam). 2018-11-14. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
  4. "Tanzanian president sacks industry minister, tax chief - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on June 13, 2019. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
  5. "Magufuli's unveils his cabinet 30 days after taking oath". The Citizen. Archived from the original on 2021-01-11. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
  6. "Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu reshuffles Cabinet". The East African. 2022-01-10. Retrieved 2022-01-14.


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