SHORT HISTORY ABOUT WILLIAM MGIMWA

William Augustao Mgimwa (20 January 1950 – 1 January 2014) was a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Kalenga constituency from 2010 to 2014. He also served as Tanzania's Minister of Finance from 2012 to 2014.^[1]

Contents

• 1 Early life and career
• 2 Death
• 3 Publications
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Early life and career

He was educated at Mafinga Seminary and Tosamaganga Seminary schools. He thereafter joined the Institute of Finance Management and the Institute of Development Management (present day Mzumbe University) for his MBA in finance.
He had worked at the National Bank of Commerce as an accountant and was the principal of the Bank of Tanzania Training Institute in Mwanza from 2000 to 2010. He was elected by a landslide in 2010 as the member of parliament for Kalenga constituency, receiving 31,421 votes (84.39%). In May 2012, President Jakaya Kikwete appointed him as the Minister of Finance.

Death

He died on 1 January 2014 at Kloof Medi-Clinic in Pretoria, South Africa where he was undergoing treatment.^[2][3] His body is expected to be repatriated to Dar es Salaam on 4 January and will lie in repose the next day at Karimjee Hall. He will be buried at his home village of Magunga in Iringa Region.^[4]

Publications

• W. Mgimwa: Liquidity Management, Tanzania Bankers Journal, Dar Es Salaam. 1994
• W. Mgimwa: Commercial Bank Lending Journal, Dar Es Salaam. 1995
• W. Mgimwa: Advanced Credit Operations, Dar Es Salaam. 2007
• W. Mgimwa: Advanced Treasury Management, Dar Es Salaam.

References

1. Jump up ^ "Member of Parliament CV". Parliament of Tanzania. Retrieved May 2012.
2. Jump up ^ "Finance Minister Dr Mgimwa dies in SA". IPP Media. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
3. Jump up ^ "Mgimwa dies in South Afric". The Citizen (Tanzania). 2 January 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
4. Jump up ^ http://www.mof.go.tz/mofdocs/news/latest%20news/OFISI%20YA%20WAZIRI%20MKUU.p