Innocent Bashungwa
Innocent Lugha Bashungwa | |
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| Ministry of Home Affairs | |
| Assumed office 8 December 2024 | |
| President | Samia Suluhu |
| Preceded by | Mh. Hamad Yusuf Masauni |
| Minister of Works | |
| In office 1 September 2023 – 8 December 2024 | |
| President | Samia Suluhu |
| Preceded by | Makame Mbarawa |
| Succeeded by | Abdallah Hamis Ulega |
| Minister of Defence and National Service | |
| In office 3 October 2022 – 31 August 2023 | |
| President | Samia Suluhu |
| Preceded by | Stergomena Tax |
| Succeeded by | Stergomena Tax |
| Minister of Information, Culture, Arts and Sports | |
| In office 5 December 2020 – 10 January 2022 | |
| President | John Magufuli (2020) Samia Suluhu (2021) |
| Preceded by | Harrison Mwakyembe |
| Succeeded by | Mohamed Mchengerwa |
| Minister of Industry and Trade for Tanzania | |
| In office 8 June 2019 – 16 June 2020 | |
| President | John Magufuli |
| Preceded by | Joseph Kakunda |
| Succeeded by | Geofrey Mwambe |
| Member of Parliament for Karagwe District | |
| Assumed office December 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 March 1979 Karagwe |
| Nationality | Tanzanian |
| Political party | Chama Cha Mapinduzi |
| Spouse | Jennifer Bash |
| Alma mater | St. John's University of Tanzania Columbia University Open University of Tanzania |
Innocent Lugha Bashungwa (born May 5, 1979) is a Tanzanian politician who has served as the Minister of Works in Tanzania since 2023. He previously served as Minister of Information, Culture, Arts and Sports, Minister of Defence and a Minister of State in the President's Office (Regional Administration and Local Government) in Tanzania and is a member of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi political party. He was elected MP representing Karagwe in 2015.