William F. Shija
| Dr William F. Shija | |
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| Secretary General of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association | |
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In office 1 January 2007 – 4 October 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Denis Marshall |
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Member of Parliament for Sengerema |
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In office 1990–2005 |
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| Succeeded by | William Ngeleja |
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28 April 1947 Tanganyika |
| Died | 4 October 2014 (aged 67) London, United Kingdom |
| Resting place | Sengerema, Tanzania |
| Nationality | Tanzanian |
| Political party | CCM |
| Spouse(s) | Getruda Peter Shija |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | Howard University (PhD) |
William Ferdinand Shija (28 April 1947 – 4 October 2014) was a Tanzanian politician and the immediate former Secretary General of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. He had also served as a member of the African Union's Pan-African Parliament.
Before entering politics, Shilja worked as a civil servant and a teacher. After receiving higher education in India and the United States, he taught communications in Tanzania.
Shija was a member of the National Assembly of Tanzania from 1990 to 2005. During this time he held the positions of Minister for Science, Technology and Higher Education; Minister for Information and Broadcasting; Minister for Energy and Minerals; and Minister for Industries and Trade. He was a member of the Pan-African Parliament in 2004 and 2005 and chaired the Committee on Education, Culture, Tourism and Human Resources. He was appointed the first African Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association on September 9, 2006 and took up the position on January 1, 2007. His term will last five years.
Shija is married with five children. Since assuming the post of Secretary-General of the CPA, he has lived in London. Dr. Shija was a patron for a Welsh based charity that works extensively in Tanzania.
He died on 4 October 2014 in London. He was buried in his home village of Nyampande in Sengerema District, Mwanza Region.
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