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 is a current member of the CCM Central Committee.
Malecela headed the Tanzanian delegation which participated in the first Tokyo International Conference on African Development in October 1993.Japan, Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MOFA): 28 African nations
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)
Honours and awards Honours Year Country Order 2024 Order of the Uhuru Torch (2nd class)
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References Embassy profile. Accessed 2005-10-13.