Raphael Chegeni
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| Raphael Chegeni | |
|---|---|
| File:Raphael Masunga Chegeni 090121-F-3682S-251.jpg | |
| Member of the Tanzanian Parliament | |
| In office 2000–2010 |
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| Succeeded by | Titus Kamani |
| Constituency | Busega |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 May 1964 |
| Nationality | Tanzanian |
| Political party | CCM |
| Alma mater | University of Strathclyde (MSc), (PhD) |
Raphael Msunga Chegeni is a Member of Parliament in the National Assembly of Tanzania.
Chegeni is Regional Chairperson of The Great Lakes Parliamentary Forum on Peace (AMANI Forum),[1] East Africa Chapter Representative on the Parliamentary Network of the World Bank,[citation needed] Chairperson of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Tanzania Branch.[citation needed] He is a member of Chama Cha Mapinduzi - CCM, the governing party in Tanzania. Dr. Chegeni is a Co-President on the Council of Parliamentary Network for Nuclear Disarmament as part of the Middle Power Initiative.[2] In 2004, he joined the Parliamentarians for Global Action.[citation needed]
Education and early career
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Chegeni attended Nyegezi Seminary, where he received his secondary education to A-Level, graduating in 1985. He received his Advanced Diploma in Accounting from the UHDSM/National Board of Accountants & Auditors in 1990, and became a Registered Accountant with the National Board of Accountants and Auditors. He made further postgraduate studies in financial management at Leiden in Holland in 1995, then went on to study for a MSc in Finance and PhD in Business administration at the University of Strathclyde from 1996 to 2003.
Chegeni worked at the Ministry of Finance as an accountant from 1989-1990. He then worked at the Caritas Mwanza as Chief Accountant from 1991-1995, and at the Tanganyika Gold company as Finance Manager from 1997-1998. Prior to his move to a political career, he worked at Ashanti Goldfields Company as Finance & Admin. Manager from 1999-2000.
Election
In 2005 Chegeni was elected for a five-year term.[3]
| Candidate | Party | Sex | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Raphael Msunga Chegeni | CCM | M | 39,265 | 72.7 |
| Stanslaus Hatari Matulanya | CUF | M | 1,8567 | 3.6 |
| Happyiness Buyegi Zangi | UDP | F | 12,860 | 23.8 |
Valid votes: 53,992
Registered voters: 79,736
3,685 spoilt votes
References
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- ↑ http://www.middlepowers.org/pnnd/council.html[dead link]
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