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{{Short description|Tanzanian politician}}
{{Short description|Tanzanian politician}}
{{BLP sources|date=November 2015}}{{Infobox officeholder
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{{Infobox officeholder
|honorific-prefix = [[Honourable|Hon.]] Dr.
| honorific-prefix = [[Honourable|Hon.]] Dr.
|name = Tulia Ackson
| name = Tulia Ackson
|honorific-suffix = [[Member of Parliament|MP]]
| honorific-suffix = [[Member of Parliament|Speaker]]
|image =
| image =
| office = Member of the [[National Assembly of Tanzania]]
| office1 = 7th Speaker of the [[National Assembly of Tanzania]]
| term_start = 19 November 2015
| term_start1 = 1 February 2022
| term_end =
| term_end1 =
| 1blankname = Speaker
| predecessor1 = [[Job Ndugai]]
| 1namedata = [[Job Ndugai]]
| successor1 =
| predecessor = [[Anna Makinda]]
| office2 = Member of the [[National Assembly of Tanzania]]
| successor =
| term_start2 = 19 November 2015
| term_end2 =
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|office3 = 16th [[Deputy Attorney General of Tanzania]]
| predecessor2 = [[Anna Makinda]]
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|term_start3 = 9 September 2015
|term_end3 = 15 November 2015
| successor2 =
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| office3 = 16th [[Deputy Attorney General of Tanzania]]
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|president3 = [[Jakaya Kikwete]]
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| term_start3 = 9 September 2015
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|attorney_general3 = [[George Masaju]]
| term_end3 = 15 November 2015
|predecessor3 = [[George Masaju]]
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| president3 = [[Jakaya Kikwete]]
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|successor3 =
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| predecessor3 = [[George Masaju]]
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|office4 = Member of the 1st Constituent Assembly of Tanzania
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| successor3 =
|chairman4 = [[Samuel Sitta]]
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| office4 = Member of the 1st Constituent Assembly of Tanzania
|term_start4 = February 18, 2014
|term_end4 = October 2, 2014
| term_start4 = February 18, 2014
| term_end4 = October 2, 2014
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|appointer4 = [[Jakaya Kikwete]]
|president4 = [[Jakaya Kikwete]]
| appointer4 = [[Jakaya Kikwete]]
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| president4 = [[Jakaya Kikwete]]
|birth_name =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|11|23|df=y}}
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|11|23|df=y}}
|birth_place = [[Bulyaga]], [[Tukuyu]], [[Rungwe]], [[Mbeya]], [[Tanzania]]
| birth_place = [[Bulyaga]], [[Tukuyu]], [[Rungwe]], [[Mbeya]], [[Tanzania]]
|nationality = [[Tanzanian]]
| nationality = [[Tanzanian]]
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| alma_mater = [[University of Dar es Salaam]] {{small|(LL.B)}}<br/>[[University of Dar es Salaam]] {{small|(LL.M)}}<br/>[[University of Cape Town]]{{small|(PhD)}}
|seat = [[Dar es Salaam]]
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| profession = Lawyer
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|alma_mater = [[University of Dar es Salaam]] {{small|(LL.B)}}<br>[[University of Dar es Salaam]] {{small|(LL.M)}}<br>[[University of Cape Town]] {{small|(PhD)}}
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| website = https://www.agctz.go.tz/
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|profession = Lawyer
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|website = https://www.agctz.go.tz/
}}
}}


'''Tulia Ackson''' (born November 23, 1976) is the Speaker of the [[National Assembly of Tanzania]], in office since 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecitizen.co.tz/News/CCM-picks-Ackson-to-assist-Ndugai/-/1840340/2961180/-/webgqnz/-/index.html|title=CCM picks Ackson to assist Ndugai|publisher=|accessdate=7 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://mobile.thecitizen.co.tz/news/-Dr-Ackson-s-drive-to-be-deputy-House-Speaker/-/2304482/2959948/-/format/xhtml/-/a8yx7gz/-/index.html|title=Dr Ackson's drive to be deputy House Speaker|publisher=|accessdate=7 November 2016}}</ref> She was appointed as a [[Member of Parliament]] by President [[John Magufuli]].<ref name="dailynews.co.tz">{{cite web | url=http://www.dailynews.co.tz/index.php/home-news/44249-president-magufuli-appoints-dr-tulia-ackson-special-seat-mp | title=//Dailynews.co.tz }}</ref><ref name="kajunason.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.kajunason.com/2015/11/dkt-tulia-ackson-mwansasu-ateuliwa-kuwa.html|title=DKT. TULIA ACKSON ATEULIWA KUWA MBUNGE|publisher=|accessdate=7 November 2016}}</ref>
'''Tulia Ackson''' (born November 23, 1976) is the Speaker of the [[National Assembly of Tanzania]], in office since 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecitizen.co.tz/News/CCM-picks-Ackson-to-assist-Ndugai/-/1840340/2961180/-/webgqnz/-/index.html|title=CCM picks Ackson to assist Ndugai|publisher=|accessdate=7 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://mobile.thecitizen.co.tz/news/-Dr-Ackson-s-drive-to-be-deputy-House-Speaker/-/2304482/2959948/-/format/xhtml/-/a8yx7gz/-/index.html|title=Dr Ackson's drive to be deputy House Speaker|publisher=|accessdate=7 November 2016}}</ref> She was appointed as a [[Member of Parliament]] by President [[John Magufuli]].<ref name="dailynews">{{cite web | url=http://www.dailynews.co.tz/index.php/home-news/44249-president-magufuli-appoints-dr-tulia-ackson-special-seat-mp | title=President Magufuli Apoints Dr Tulia Akson to Special Seat}}</ref><ref name="kajunason.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.kajunason.com/2015/11/dkt-tulia-ackson-mwansasu-ateuliwa-kuwa.html|title=DKT. TULIA ACKSON ATEULIWA KUWA MBUNGE|publisher=|accessdate=7 November 2016}}</ref>


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
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Ackson was appointed by President Jakaya Kikwete as Deputy Attorney General, serving from 9 September 2015 to 15 November 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Tulia_Ackson|title=Tulia Ackson|work=researchgate.net|accessdate=2015-10-18}}</ref><ref name="mwananchi">{{cite web|url=http://www.mwananchi.co.tz/habari/Kitaifa/Kikwete-ateua-wakuu-wa-mikoa-wapya/-/1597296/2870648/-/t3v6kj/-/index.html|title=Kikwete ateua wakuu wa mikoa wapya - Kitaifa &#124; Mwananchi|publisher=mwananchi.co.tz|accessdate=2015-10-21}}</ref>
Ackson was appointed by President Jakaya Kikwete as Deputy Attorney General, serving from 9 September 2015 to 15 November 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Tulia_Ackson|title=Tulia Ackson|work=researchgate.net|accessdate=2015-10-18}}</ref><ref name="mwananchi">{{cite web|url=http://www.mwananchi.co.tz/habari/Kitaifa/Kikwete-ateua-wakuu-wa-mikoa-wapya/-/1597296/2870648/-/t3v6kj/-/index.html|title=Kikwete ateua wakuu wa mikoa wapya - Kitaifa &#124; Mwananchi|publisher=mwananchi.co.tz|accessdate=2015-10-21}}</ref>


On 16 November 2015 Ackson Mwansasu was appointed as a Member of Parliament by President John Magufuli.<ref name="dailynews.co.tz"/><ref name="kajunason.com"/>
On 16 November 2015 Ackson Mwansasu was appointed as a Member of Parliament by President John Magufuli.<ref name=dailynews /><ref name="kajunason.com"/>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 06:26, 12 August 2022

Hon. Dr.
Tulia Ackson
Speaker
7th Speaker of the National Assembly of Tanzania
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 February 2022
Preceded byJob Ndugai
Member of the National Assembly of Tanzania
Incumbent
Assumed office
19 November 2015
Preceded byAnna Makinda
16th Deputy Attorney General of Tanzania
In office
9 September 2015 – 15 November 2015
PresidentJakaya Kikwete
Preceded byGeorge Masaju
Member of the 1st Constituent Assembly of Tanzania
In office
February 18, 2014 – October 2, 2014
Appointed byJakaya Kikwete
PresidentJakaya Kikwete
Personal details
Born (1976-11-23) 23 November 1976 (age 48)
Bulyaga, Tukuyu, Rungwe, Mbeya, Tanzania
Alma materUniversity of Dar es Salaam (LL.B)
University of Dar es Salaam (LL.M)
University of Cape Town(PhD)
ProfessionLawyer
Websitehttps://www.agctz.go.tz/

Tulia Ackson (born November 23, 1976) is the Speaker of the National Assembly of Tanzania, in office since 2022.[1][2] She was appointed as a Member of Parliament by President John Magufuli.[3][4]

Early life

Ackson was born on 23 November 1976 in Bulyaga Ward, Tukuyu Division, Rungwe District, Mbeya Region.[5][6]

Education

Ackson passed her primary education at Mabonde Primary School in Tukuyu from 1984 to 1990 where she obtained a certificate of Primary Education. She was selected to join Loleza Girls Secondary School in Mbeya where she obtained certificate of Secondary Education in 1994, and obtained an Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education at Zanaki Girls Secondary School. She then joined the University of Dar es Salaam in 1998 where she obtained a bachelor's degree in Laws in 2001. Ackson graduate a master's degree in Law in 2003. In 2004 she did her Bar Examinations and obtained a Certificate for Legal Practice in Tanzania. She was admitted at the University Cape Town in 2005 for a Doctoral studies and obtained a Doctorate in Philosophy in 2007.[7]

Career

Ackson joined the University of Dar es Salaam in 2001 where she started to work as a Postgraduate Teaching Assistant. She was promoted in 2004 to an Assistant Lecturer after successful completion of her master's degree in Law. In 2007 she was promoted to a lecturer after obtaining a Doctorate. In 2009 she became the Associate Dean of the University of Dar es Salaam School of Law and served in that position for a total of six years, thus, two terms of three years consecutively. She was promoted to a Senior Lecturer in 2011. In February 2014 Ackson was appointed by the President of Tanzania, Jakaya Kikwete, as a member of the first Constituent Assembly of Tanzania, representing higher learning institutions. She is a Member of Tanganyika Law Society, East African Law Society, and Southern African Development Law Society.[8]

Ackson is an expert in social security law, labour law, wildlife management laws, trusts, probate and administration of estates law, project financing and mining law.

Ackson's experience also includes general commercial agreements, such as joint ventures, agency agreements, distributorship agreements, service agreements, mergers and acquisitions, Initial Public Offerings, Management Buy-Outs, employment, commercial and competition law.[9]

Ackson is a practitioner with over 10 years' experience in employment law. She regularly writes articles and talks on employment law matters and her practice covers all aspects of Tanzania employment law, from hiring, to firing, to handling disputes between employers and employees.

She was appointed 7th Speaker of theNational Assembly on 1 February 2022.[10]

Presidential appointments

Ackson was appointed by President Jakaya Kikwete as Deputy Attorney General, serving from 9 September 2015 to 15 November 2015.[11][12]

On 16 November 2015 Ackson Mwansasu was appointed as a Member of Parliament by President John Magufuli.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "CCM picks Ackson to assist Ndugai". Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Dr Ackson's drive to be deputy House Speaker". Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  3. ^ a b "President Magufuli Apoints Dr Tulia Akson to Special Seat".
  4. ^ a b "DKT. TULIA ACKSON ATEULIWA KUWA MBUNGE". Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania - Tovuti Rasmi ya Ikulu". ikulu.go.tz. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
  6. ^ "tulia profile". abenry.com. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
  7. ^ "task documents download". sheria.go.tz. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
  8. ^ "Dr. Tulia Ackson". kituochakatiba.org. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
  9. ^ "Dr. Tulia Ackson Overview". soas.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
  10. ^ "Parliament of Tanzania". www.parliament.go.tz.
  11. ^ "Tulia Ackson". researchgate.net. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
  12. ^ "Kikwete ateua wakuu wa mikoa wapya - Kitaifa | Mwananchi". mwananchi.co.tz. Retrieved 2015-10-21.
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