Tanzania: 2005 Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates by party and gender

Updated August 2010

If a presidential candidate is from the Mainland the running mate vice presidential candidate must be from Zanzibar and visa versa (Constitution 1977, Article 47(3)).

Political party President Gender
Vice President
Chama cha Mapinduzi (CCM)
Party of Revolution
Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete male
Dr Ali Mohammed Shein male
Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (CHADEMA)
Party for Democracy and Progress
Freeman Aikeli Shein male
Anna Valerian Komu female
Civic United Front (CUF)
Chama cha Wananchi
Prof Ibrahim Haruna Lipumba male
Juma Haji Duni male
Democratic Party (DP) Rev Christopher Mtikila male
Said Soud Said male
Demokrasia Makini (MAKINI) Prof Leonard Kanangwe Shayo male
Hussen Ali Suleiman male
National Convention for Construction and Reform (NCCR-Mageuzi) Edmund Sengondo Mvungi male
Naila Majid Jidawi female
National League for Democracy (NLD) Dr Emmanuel John Makaidi male
Mohamed Ali Kassim male
Progressive Party of Tanzania (PPT-MAENDELEO) Anna Claudia Senkoro female
Yusuph Rashid Mchenga male
Sauti ya Umma (SAU)
People's Voice
Paul Henry Kyara male
Haji Ramadhani Haji male
Tanzania Labour Party (TLP) Augustine Lyatonga Mrema male
Rukia Omari Kiota female

Table source

NEC 2005, 59.

References

CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA 1977 (CAP 2), [www] http://www.policeforce.go.tz/pdf/REPUBLIC.pdf, [PDF document, opens new window] (accessed 8 Mar 2010).

NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION (NEC) 2005 The Report of the National Electoral Commission on the 2005 Presidential, Parliamentary and Councillors Elections.