Stergomena Tax

Stergomena Lawrence Tax (born 6 July 1960) is Tanzania's Minister for Defence and National Service. She is the first woman to hold the title since the country’s independence. Before that she served as the Executive Secretary of the Southern African Development Community (SADC).[1][2][3]

Stergomena Tax
Minister of Defence and National Service
Assumed office
Sept 13, 2021
Preceded byElias John Kwandikwa
4th Executive Secretary of SADC
In office
September 2013 – August 15, 2021
Preceded byTomaz Salomão
Succeeded byElias Mpedi Magosi
Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of East African Cooperation
In office
November 2008 – August 2013
PresidentJakaya Kikwete
Succeeded byJoyce Mapunjo
Personal details
Born (1960-07-06) 6 July 1960
Magu, Mwanza, Tanganyika
NationalityTanzanian
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Dar es Salaam
University of Tsukuba

Early life

Tax was educated at a number of primary schools in Tanzania and at Lake Secondary School in Mwanza where she was a contemporary of Tanzanian fifth president John Magufuli.[4]

She obtained her Bachelor of Commerce degree in Finance from the University of Dar es Salaam in 1991. She thereafter obtained a Master of Philosophy in Policy Management and Development Economics and a Doctor of Philosophy in International Development from the University of Tsukuba in Japan.

Career

She served as the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of East African Cooperation from 2008 to 2013 when she was appointed as the Executive Secretary of the Southern African Development Community at the 33rd Summit of the Heads of State and Government in Lilongwe, Malawi.

In August 2021, she is replaced by Elias Mpedi Magosi as secretary of SADC. On Friday, September 10, 2021 she was nominated Member of Parliament by the President of the United Republic of Tanzania, HE Samia Suluhu Hassan. On 12, September 2021 she was appointed Minister of Defence

References
  1. "Communique of the 33rd Summit of SADC HOSG" (PDF). SADC. 18 August 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  2. Ahmed, Maulid (19 August 2013). "Kikwete ends notable SADC term". Daily News (Tanzania). Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  3. Mustapher, Swaum (29 August 2013). "Dr Stergomena Tax doing Tanzania very proud". Daily News (Tanzania). Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  4. Mjasiri, Jaffar (1 September 2013). "Dr Tax: Tanzanians are sitting on a goldmine". Daily News (Tanzania). Retrieved 2 September 2013.


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