Charles Kitwanga

Charles Kitwanga
In office
12 December 2015 – 20 May 2016
PresidentJohn Magufuli
Preceded byMathias Chikawe
In office
20 January 2014 – 5 November 2015
Preceded byGeorge Simbachawene
Deputy Minister of State in the Vice President's Office for Environment
In office
7 May 2012 – 20 January 2014
MinisterTerezya Huvisa
Succeeded byUmmy Mwalimu
Deputy Minister of Communication, Science and Technology
In office
28 November 2010 – 7 May 2012
MinisterMakame Mbarawa
Succeeded byJanuary Makamba
Member of Parliament
for Misungwi
Assumed office
November 2010
Preceded byJacob Shibiliti
Personal details
Born (1960-09-27) 27 September 1960 (age 64)
Tanganyika
NationalityTanzanian
Political partyCCM
Alma materUniversity of Dar Es Salaam
University of Essex (MSc)
NicknameMawe Matatu (Three Stones)

Charles Muhangwa Kitwanga (born 27 September 1960) is a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Misungwi constituency since 2010.[1] He served as a minister of internal and home affairs in the Magufuli cabinet for five months beginning in December 2015. Kitwanga was found drunk during a parliamentary session on 20 May 2016 and was immediately suspended for drinking during working hours.[2]

  1. ^ "Member of Parliament CV". Parliament of Tanzania. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Tanzania: PM Says Magufuli Correct in Firing Drunk Minister". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 2016-05-26.