Lazaro Nyalandu
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Honourable Lazaro Nyalandu MP |
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| Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism | |
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In office 20 January 2014 – 5 November 2015 |
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| President | Jakaya Kikwete |
| Preceded by | Khamis Kagasheki |
| Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism |
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In office 7 May 2012 – 20 January 2014 |
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| Minister | Khamis Kagasheki |
| Succeeded by | Mahmoud Mgimwa |
| Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade | |
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In office 28 November 2010 – 7 May 2012 |
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| Minister | Cyril Chami |
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Member of Parliament for Singida North |
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Assumed office November 2000 |
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| Born | 18 August 1970 |
| Nationality | Tanzanian |
| Political party | CCM |
| Spouse(s) | Faraja |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater |
Waldorf College (BA) Wartburg College (BA) University of Buckingham (MA) |
| Twitter handle | @LazaroNyalandu |
Lazaro Samuel Nyalandu (born 18 August 1970) is a Tanzanian politician, a member of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi political party, and the Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism. He has represented the Singida North constituency in the National Assembly since 2000.
He pursued his undergraduate studies at Wartburg College in the United States, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration in 1997. Before that, he obtained an Associate Degree in Business Administration from Waldorf College in the United States.
Nyalandu pursued secondary and primary Education in Tanzania. He went to Kibaha Boys' Secondary School and he went to Illboru Secondary School. In all these levels he obtained Division One (First Class) in the National Examination. Nyalandu pursued his primary education at Pohama Primary School in his home village in Singida.
Prior to joining party politics, Nyalandu worked as an international affairs and development advisor for the Equal Opportunity Trust Fund, Tanzania from 1999-2000. This fund was established and run by Anna Mkapa, the wife of the former President of the United Republic of Tanzania. Before that, Nyalandu served as Operations Banker at Northwest Bank in Minneapolis, USA from 1998-1999.
In April 2015, Nyalandu was appointed as Vice Chair of the New International Executive Board of Directors of Africa Travel Association (ATA)- a New York-based trade association promoting travel and tourism to Africa and strengthening intra-Africa partnerships.
Nyalandu has previously served in a number of Organizations’ Boards including chairing the Finance Committee of the Board of Trustees of Tanzania National Parks Authority (TANAPA) from 2007 to 2010.
Nyalandu was also a student leader, known for his role as the National President of Tanzania Christian Students Fellowship (TCSF), commonly known as UKWATA in Tanzania, from 1991 to 1993.
Nyalandu was first elected Member of Parliament for Singida North in November 2000. He has since been re-elected two times in 2005 and 2010.
In representing citizens of Singida Rural, one of economically challenged Constituencies in Tanzania, Nyalandu’s focus has been on systematic result-based rural development initiatives including development of water project for clean water accessibilities, building of secondary school laboratories to encourage science learning, and bringing faith leaders (Christians and Muslims together) in development work as well as in keeping the community together.
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