John Malecela

John Samuel Malecela (born 19 April 1934) was Prime Minister of Tanzania from November 1990 to December 1994. He served as the vice-chairman of the CCM from 1995 to 2007, and a member of the CCM Central Committee to date.

Prime Minister Malecela headed the Tanzanian delegation which participated in the first Tokyo International Conference on African Development in October 1993.

Education

 * Secondary Education - Minaki secondary school 1957–58
 * Bachelor of Commerce - Bombay University 1958–59
 * Post Graduate Studies - Cambridge University 1961–62
 * Ph.D. Honoris Causa (Humanities) - University of Texas 1977

Positions held

 * Tanzanian Permanent Representative to the United Nations - 1964–68
 * Tanzanian Ambassador to Ethiopia and the OAU - 1967
 * Minister of Foreign Affairs - 1972–73
 * Communication and Transport - 1973–74
 * Mineral Resources and Agriculture - 1975
 * Minister in the East African Community - 1975–76
 * Regional Commissioner of Iringa - 1980–84
 * Member and vice-president of the Maitland Commission (ITU) - 1983–84
 * Member of the Group of Eminent Persons of the Commonwealth on South African situation - 1985
 * Tanzanian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom - 1989–90
 * Prime Minister and First Vice President 1990–94
 * Vice Chairman of the ruling Party, Chama cha Mapinduzi (CCM) - 1995–2007
 * Member of Parliament for Mtera - 1990–2010
 * Former Chancellor of The Open University of Tanzania (OUT)