Stergomena Tax
| Dr Stergomena Tax | |
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| 4th Executive Secretary of SADC | |
| Assumed office September 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Tomaz Salomão |
| Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of East African Cooperation | |
| In office November 2008 – August 2013 |
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| President | Jakaya Kikwete |
| Succeeded by | Joyce Mapunjo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 July 1960 Magu, Mwanza, Tanganyika |
| Nationality | Tanzanian |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Dar es Salaam University of Tsukuba |
Stergomena Lawrence Tax (born 6 July 1960) is a Tanzanian civil servant who serves as the incumbent Executive Secretary of the Southern African Development Community (SADC).[1][2][3]
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Early life
Tax was educated at a number of primary schools in Tanzania and at Lake Secondary School in Mwanza where she was a contemporary of Tanzanian Minister John Magufuli.[4]
She obtained her Bachelor of Commerce degree in Finance from the University of Dar es Salaam in 1991. She thereafter obtained a Master of Philosophy in Policy Management and Development Economics and a Doctor of Philosophy in International Development from the University of Tsukuba in Japan.
Career
She served as the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of East African Cooperation from 2008 to 2013; when she was appointed as the Executive Secretary of the Southern African Development Community at the 33rd Summit of the Heads of State and Government in Lilongwe, Malawi.
References
External links
- Profile: Stergomena Tax at SADC
 Executive Secretaries of the Southern African Development Community |
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