Honourable Ret. Captain John Chiligati MP |
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Member of Parliament for Manyoni East |
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Assumed office November 2000 |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Tanganyika |
14 October 1950
Nationality | Tanzanian |
Political party | CCM |
Alma mater |
Monduli Military Academy University of Dar es Salaam |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United Rep. of Tanzania |
Service/branch | Tanzanian Army |
Years of service | 1978–1979 |
Rank | Captain |
John Zefania Chiligati (born 14 October 1950) is a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Manyoni East constituency since 2000.
After serving as a deputy minister, Chiligati was promoted to the position of Minister of Home Affairs in the Cabinet named by President Jakaya Kikwete on January 4, 2006. He was then moved to the post of Minister of Labour and Youth Development on October 15, 2006 before being named Minister of Lands and Human Development on February 12, 2008.