John Chiligati

Honourable Ret. Captain John Chiligati MP
Member of Parliament for Manyoni East
In office November 2000 – November 2015
Succeeded by	Pius Stephen Chaya
Personal details
Born	John Zefania Chiligati (1950-10-14) 14 October 1950 (age 74) Tanganyika^[citation needed]
Nationality	Tanzanian
Political party	CCM
Alma mater	Mazengo Secondary School Usagara Secondary School Monduli Military Academy University of Dar es Salaam
Military service
Allegiance	United Rep. of Tanzania
Branch/service	Tanzanian Army
Years of service	1978–1979
Rank	Captain

John Zefania Chiligati (born 14 October 1950) is a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Manyoni East constituency from to 2000 to 2015.^[1]

Career

After serving as a deputy minister, Chiligati was promoted to the position of Minister of Home Affairs in the Cabinet named by President Jakaya Kikwete on January 4, 2006.^[2] He was then moved to the post of Minister of Labour and Youth Development on October 15, 2006^[3] before being named Minister of Lands and Human Development on February 12, 2008.^[4]

References

1. "Member of Parliament CV". Parliament of Tanzania. 2010. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
2. Hassan Muhiddin, "JK’s beefed up team", Guardian (IPP Media), January 5, 2006.
3. "Kikwete reshuffles Cabinet", Guardian (IPP Media), October 16, 2006.
4. Angel Navuri, "JK trims cabinet size", Guardian (IPP Media), February 13, 2008.