| Minister of Industry and Trade | |
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| Waziri wa Viwanda na Biashara | |
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| Ministry of Industry, Trade & Investment | |
| Style | Honourable Minister |
| Member of | Cabinet |
| Seat | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
| Appointer | President |
| Term length | At the President's discretion |
| Website | www |
The Minister of Industry and Trade is the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Government of Tanzania.
Previously, the industry and trade portfolios existed under separate ministries before being amalgamated into its present form.
The following have served the ministry: [1]
| # | Portrait | Minister | Portfolio | Took office | Left office | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | G. Kahama | Trade and Industry | 1962 | 1964 | (Republic of Tanganyika) | |
| J. S. Kasambala | Trade and Cooperatives | 1964 | 1965 | Julius Nyerere | ||
| A. K. Hanga | Industry, Minerals and Electricity | 1964 | 1965 | |||
| J. S. Kasambala | Industry, Minerals and Energy | 1965 | 1966 | |||
| Abdulrahman Mohamed Babu | Trade and Cooperatives | 1965 | 1966 | |||
| A. Z. Nsilo Swai | Industry, Minerals and Electricity | 1966 | 1967 | |||
| 1 | A. M. Maalim | Trade and Industry | 1967 | 1971 | ||
| 2 |  | Paul Bomani | 1971 | 1974 | ||
| 3 |  | Amir H. Jamal | 1974 | 1976 | ||
| Cleopa Msuya | Industry | 1976 | 1982 | |||
| A. Rulegura | Trade | 1976 | 1982 | |||
| A. S. Mchumo | 1982 | 1983 | ||||
| . | Mustafa Nyang'anyi | 1983 | 1986 | |||
| Ali Hassan Mwinyi | ||||||
| 4 | Basil Mramba | Industry and Trade | 1986 | 1989 | ||
| 5 | J. C. Rwegasira | 1989 | 1990 | |||
| 6 | Cleopa Msuya | 1990 | 1995 | |||
| 7 | William Shija | 1995 | 2001 | Benjamin Mkapa | ||
| 8 |  | Abdallah Kigoda | 1996 | 1997 | ||
| 9 | Kingunge Ngombale–Mwiru | 1998 | 1999 | |||
| 10 | Iddi Simba | 2001 | 2002 | |||
| 11 | Juma Ngasongwa | 2002 | 2005 | |||
| 12 | Nazir Karamagi | Industry, Trade and Marketing | 2006 | 2007 | Jakaya Kikwete | |
| (4) | Basil Mramba | 2007 | 2008 | |||
| 13 | Mary Nagu | 2008 | 2010 | |||
| 14 | Cyril Chami | Industry and Trade | 2010 | 2012 | ||
| (8) | | Abdallah Kigoda | 2012 | 12 October 2015 | ||
| 15 |  | Charles Mwijage | Industry, Trade and Investment | 14 December 2015 [2] | 10 November 2018 [3] | John Magufuli |
| 16 | Joseph Kakunda | Industry, Trade and Investment (— Jan 2019) Industry and Trade (Jan 2019 —) | 10 November 2018 [4] | 8 June 2019 [5] | ||
| 17 |  | Innocent Bashungwa | Industry and Trade | 8 June 2019 [5] | 16 June 2020 | |
| 18 | Geofrey Mwambe | Industry and Trade | 5 December 2020 [6] | 31 March 2021 | ||
| 19 | Kitila Mkumbo | Industry and Trade | 31 March 2021 | 8 January 2022 | Samia Suluhu | |
| 20 | Ashatu Kijaji | Industry, Trade and Investment | 10 January 2022 [7] | Incumbent |
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