Hon. Ummy Mwalimu

Ummy Ally Mwalimu is the Minister of Health, as of March, 2022 to date. She also serves as a Member of Parliament for Tanga City Constituency since 2021 to date. Minister Ummy has been very active in ensuring all people especially children and women have the right to access good standard healthcare services. Prior to this in the period 2010 - 2015, she served as Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Deputy Minister of Vice President's Office (Environment) as well as Deputy Minister of Community Development, Gender and Children. In 2015 - 2020 she was appointed as a Minister of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, from January 2021 to July 2021 a Minister of Vice President's Office (Union and Environment) and from July 2021 to March 2022 a Minister of State, President’s Office, Regional Administration and Local Government. From 2004 to 2010, she worked as the Programme Officer (Good Governance, Refugees & Gender) for the Embassy of Denmark/DANIDA in Tanzania. Between 2001 and 2003, she was a Legal Officer for Legal and Human Rights Centre (LHRC) and Research Assistant for Economic and Social Research Foundation (ESRF) in Tanzania. In 2001, she was a Junior Consultant with the Office of the Legal Counsel, Organization of Africa Unity (OAU) General Secretariat in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Minister Ummy graduated with a Master of Laws (LLM in Human Rights and Democratization in Africa) from the University of Pretoria (2001) and Bachelor of Laws (LLB, Hons) from the University of Dar es Salaam (1998).