Edward Lowassa
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Right Honourable Edward Lowassa |
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| 8th Prime Minister of Tanzania | |
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In office 30 December 2005 – 7 February 2008 |
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| President | Jakaya Kikwete |
| Preceded by | Frederick Sumaye |
| Succeeded by | Mizengo Pinda |
| Minister of Water and Livestock Development | |
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In office 2000–2005 |
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| President | Benjamin Mkapa |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Wassira |
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Member of Parliament for Monduli |
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In office November 1995 – October 2015 |
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| Succeeded by | Julius Kalanga |
| Personal details | |
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26 August 1953 Arusha, Tanganyika |
| Nationality | Tanzanian |
| Political party |
CHADEMA (2015–) CCM (1977–2015) |
| Spouse(s) | Regina |
| Children |
5
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| Alma mater |
University of Dar es Salaam University of Bath (MSc) |
| Website | Official facebook profile |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United Rep. of Tanzania |
| Service/branch | Tanzanian Army |
| Battles/wars | Uganda–Tanzania War |
| Awards |
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Edward Ngoyai Lowassa (born August 26, 1953) is a Tanzanian politician who was Prime Minister of Tanzania from 2005 to 2008, serving under President Jakaya Kikwete. Lowassa has gone into record as the first Prime Minister to have been forced to resign by a fraud scandal in the history of Tanzania. Following his resignation President Kikwete was obliged to dissolve his cabinet as required by the Constitution and with minimum delay, constituted a new one under a new Prime Minister, Mizengo Pinda.
After the ruling CCM failed to select him as its candidate for the October 2015 presidential election, he left the party and stood instead as an opposition candidate. He was defeated in the election by CCM candidate John Magufuli.
Edward Lowassa is the fourth child of the herdsman Ngoyai Lowassa who worked part-time for the colonial government in the district of Monduli as a tarish (village law enforcement). Lowassa has a sister named Kalaine.
Edward Lowassa joined Monduli Primary School (which was later renamed to Moringe Primary School) in 1961. Lowassa was the school band leader at Monduli Primary School and in 1967 he sat for the CPEE. He then went on to advance his education at Arusha Secondary School in 1968 and sat for his O-Level Certificate, the CSEE in 1971. For his A levels, he attended Milambo Secondary School from 1972 to 1973 where he sat for his ACSEE. Lowassa received his undergraduate degree in BA Fine and Performing Arts. University of Dar es Salaam in 1977. At the University of Dar es Salaam, he encountered Jakaya Kikwete and John Chilligati. In 1978 he was drafted into the army and fought in the Kagera War between Tanzania and Uganda. Lowassa then went on to earn a MSc. Development Studies from The University of Bath in the United Kingdom in 1984.
Lowassa served as Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office during President Ali Hassan Mwinyi's second term. He sought the nomination of Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) as its presidential candidate in 1995 but was eliminated in the early stages by the former President Julius Nyerere, who strongly believed that Lowassa was not then correct material for the Presidency. He retained his parliamentary seat and became a strong backbencher in Parliament until 1997 when he was appointed Minister for State in the Vice President's Office for Environment and Poverty.
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