Anne Makinda

Anne Makinda
6th Speaker of the National Assembly
In office 12 November 2010 – July 2015
Deputy	Job Ndugai
Preceded by	Samuel Sitta
Succeeded by	Job Ndugai
Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly
In office December 2005 – July 2010
Succeeded by	Job Ndugai
Member of Parliament
In office October 1995 – July 2015
Constituency	Njombe South
In office 1975–1995
Appointed by	Nyerere and Mwinyi
Constituency	None (Nominated MP)
Personal details
Born	26 July 1949 Njombe, Iringa, Tanganyika
Nationality	Tanzanian
Political party	CCM
Alma mater	Mzumbe University (AdvDip)
Military service
Allegiance	United Rep. of Tanzania
Service/branch	National Service
Military camp	Mafinga and Oljoro
Duration	1 year

Anne Semamba Makinda (born 26 July 1949) is a Tanzanian politician and the first female Speaker of the National Assembly of Tanzania, in office from 2010 to 2015.^[1] She was the last Chairman and the first President of UNICEF at the international level from 1993 to 1994.^[2]

Early life and education

Her father was a regional commissioner who served under the Nyerere administration.^[3] She was educated at Uwemba Primary School in Njombe, Masasi Girls' Secondary School in Mtwara and Kilakala Girls' High School in Morogoro.

She then pursued an accountancy course at the Institute of Development and Management (present day Mzumbe University) graduating with an advanced diploma.^[1]

Political career

She was nominated to the parliament in 1975.

References

1. "Member of Parliament CV". Parliament of Tanzania. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
2. Executive Board, UNICEF
3. Machira, Polycarp (13 November 2010). "Anne Makinda: A born female politician". Mwananchi Communications. Retrieved 30 March 2013.