Tulia Ackson
Tulia Ackson | |
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Ackson in 2024 | |
| 31st President of the IPU and 7th Speaker of the National Assembly of Tanzania | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2022 | |
| President | Samia Suluhu |
| Preceded by | Job Ndugai |
| Deputy Speaker of National Assembly of Tanzania | |
| In office November 2015 – 31 January 2022 | |
| President | John Magufuli |
| Preceded by | Job Ndugai |
| Succeeded by | Iddi Azzan |
| Member of the National Assembly of Tanzania | |
| Assumed office 19 November 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Anna Makinda |
| 16th Deputy Attorney General of Tanzania | |
| In office 9 September 2015 – 15 November 2015 | |
| President | Jakaya Kikwete |
| Preceded by | George Masaju |
| Member of the 1st Constituent Assembly of Tanzania | |
| In office 18 February 2014 – 2 October 2014 | |
| Appointed by | Jakaya Kikwete |
| President | Jakaya Kikwete |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 November 1976 Bulyaga, Tukuyu, Rungwe, Mbeya, Tanzania |
| Alma mater | University of Dar es Salaam (LL.B) University of Dar es Salaam (LL.M) University of Cape Town(PhD) |
| Profession | Lawyer, Tapeli |
| Website | https://www.agctz.go.tz/ |
Tulia Ackson (born 23 November 1976) is the Speaker of the National Assembly of Tanzania, in office since 2022. She was appointed as a Member of Parliament by President John Magufuli. On 27 October 2023, she was elected the President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) through the meeting convened at Luanda Angola where she passed other contestants by a great margin.