The vice-president of Tanzania holds the second-highest political office in the United Republic of Tanzania. The vice president runs 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.
For example, when Samia Suluhu Hassan 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 Political parties
After the union between Tanganyika and the People's Republic of Zanzibar 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.
Vice-presidents PortraitNameTerm of officePolitical partyPresident(s) Took office Left office Time in office 1Rashidi Kawawa 1964 1964 TANUNyerere CCM
First vice-presidents PortraitNameTerm of officePolitical partyPresident(s) Took office Left office Time in office 2 Abeid Karume 1964 1972 ASPNyerere 3Aboud Jumbe 1972 1984 ASP CCM 4 Ali Hassan Mwinyi 1984 1985 CCM 5 Joseph Warioba 1985 1990 CCMMwinyi 6 John Malecela 1990 1994 CCM 7 Cleopa Msuya 1994 1995 CCM
Second vice-presidents PortraitNameTerm of officePolitical partyPresident(s) Took office Left office Time in office 1Rashidi Kawawa 1964 1977 TANUNyerere CCMPost vacant (13 February 1977 – 5 November 1985)
Second vice-presidents PortraitNameTerm of officePolitical partyPresident(s) Took office Left office Time in office 8 Idris Abdul Wakil 1985 1990 CCMMwinyi 9 Salmin Amour 1990 1995 CCM
Vice-presidents (single office) PortraitNameTerm of officePolitical partyPresident(s) Took office Left office Time in office 10 Omar Ali Juma 1995 2001 CCM Mkapa 11 Ali Mohamed Shein 2001 2010 CCM MkapaKikwete 12 Mohamed Gharib Bilal 2010 2015 CCM Kikwete 13 Samia Suluhu Hassan 2015 2021 CCM Magufuli 14 Philip Mpango 2021 2025 CCMSuluhu 15 Emmanuel Nchimbi 2025 2026 CCM 16 Deogratius Ndejembi 2026 Incumbent CCM
Timeline
See also
President of Tanzania
References
External links Official website