Samuel Sitta
Tanzanian politician from Tabora Region
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Samuel John Sitta (18 December 1942 – 7 November 2016) was a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Urambo East of Tabora Region. He was the Speaker of the National Assembly of Tanzania from December 2005 to 2010[1][2] and Minister of East African Cooperation from 2010[3] to 2015.
Samuel Sitta | |
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| Minister of Transport | |
| In office 24 January 2015 – 5 November 2015 | |
| President | Jakaya Kikwete |
| Preceded by | Harrison Mwakyembe |
| 4th Minister of East African Cooperation | |
| In office 28 November 2010 – 24 January 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Diodorus Kamala |
| Succeeded by | Harrison Mwakyembe |
| 5th Speaker of the National Assembly | |
| In office 28 December 2005 – 16 July 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Pius Msekwa |
| Succeeded by | Anne Makinda |
| Member of Parliament for Urambo East | |
| In office December 2005 – July 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Ally Amani Karavina |
| Succeeded by | Margaret Simwanza Sitta |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 December 1942 |
| Died | 7 November 2016 (aged 73) |
| Resting place | Urambo District, Tanzania |
| Party | CCM |
| Spouse | Margaret Simwanza Sitta |
| Alma mater | University of Dar es Salaam IMEDE (AdvDip) |
| Positions | MD, Tanzania Investment Centre (1996-2005) |
Life and career
Sitta, a member of the majority Chama Cha Mapinduzi party, served as a member of parliament from 1975 to 1995 and was director-general of the Tanzania Investment Centre. Later he served again as an MP, representing Urambo Mashariki.[4]
He was elected to succeed Pius Msekwa as Speaker of the National Assembly on 26 December 2005.[4] He was appointed to the Cabinet as Minister of East African Cooperation in 2010.
Samuel Sitta died at around 3am on 7 November 2016 at TUM School of Medicine (Klinikum rechts der Isar) in Munich (Germany) after falling ill for a short period.[5]
