Minister of Foreign Affairs (Tanzania)
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| post = Minister of Foreign Affairs
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| native_name = {{small|{{native phrase|sw|Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje}}}}
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| image = January Makamba 2012.jpg
| imagecaption = Stergomena Tax
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| incumbent = January Makamba
| incumbentsince = 1 September 2023
| department = Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation
| style = Honourable Minister
| member_of = Cabinet
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| seat = Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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| appointer = President
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| termlength = At the President's discretion
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| first = Oscar Kambona
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| website = {{URL|http://www.foreign.go.tz/}}
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The Minister of Foreign Affairs is the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation of the Government of Tanzania.
List of ministers
The following have served the ministry:{{cite web | url= http://www.tanzania.go.tz/egov_uploads/documents/WIZARA_YA_MAMBO_YA_NJE_sw.pdf | title = Miaka 50 ya Uhuru | accessdate=2 January 2014}}
; Parties
{{legend2|{{party color|Tanganyika African National Union}}|TANU|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Chama cha Mapinduzi}}|CCM|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
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| width="20px" |# | Portrait | width="150px" |Minister | width="120px" | Took office | width="120px" | Left office | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:{{party color|Tanganyika African National Union}}; color:white;" | 1
|75px||Oscar Kambona|| 1963 || 1966 || rowspan="8" |Julius Nyerere | |||||
| style="background:{{party color|Tanganyika African National Union}}; color:white;" | 2
|75px||Chedial Mgonja|| 1967 || 1969 | |||||
| style="background:{{party color|Tanganyika African National Union}}; color:white;" | 3
|75px||Stephen Mhando|| 1969 || 1970 | |||||
| style="background:{{party color|Tanganyika African National Union}}; color:white;" | 4
|75px||Israel Elinewinga|| 1971 || 1972 | |||||
| style="background:{{party color|Tanganyika African National Union}}; color:white;" | 5
|75px||John Malecela|| 1972 || 1974 | |||||
| style="background:{{party color|Tanganyika African National Union}}; color:white;" | 6
|75px||Ibrahim Kaduma|| 1975 || 1976 | |||||
| style="background:{{party color|Chama cha Mapinduzi}}; color:white;" | 7
|75px||Benjamin Mkapa|| 1977 || 1980 | |||||
| style="background:{{party color|Chama cha Mapinduzi}}; color:white;" | 8
|75px||Salim Ahmed Salim|| 1981 || 1984 | |||||
| style="background:{{party color|Chama cha Mapinduzi}}; color:white;" | (7)
|75px||Benjamin Mkapa|| 1984 || 1990 || rowspan="3" |Ali Hassan Mwinyi | |||||
| style="background:{{party color|Chama cha Mapinduzi}}; color:white;" | 9
|75px||Ahmed Hassan Diria|| 1991 || 1992 | |||||
| style="background:{{party color|Chama cha Mapinduzi}}; color:white;" | 10
|75px||Joseph Rwegasira|| 1993 || 1995 | |||||
| style="background:{{party color|Chama cha Mapinduzi}}; color:white;" | 11
|75px||Jakaya Kikwete|| November 1995 || 21 December 2005 ||Benjamin Mkapa | |||||
| style="background:{{party color|Chama cha Mapinduzi}}; color:white;" | 12
|75px||Asha-Rose Migiro|| 6 January 2006 || 11 January 2007 || rowspan="2" |Jakaya Kikwete | |||||
| style="background:{{party color|Chama cha Mapinduzi}}; color:white;" | 13
|75px||Bernard Membe|| 12 January 2007 || 5 November 2015 | |||||
| style="background:{{party color|Chama cha Mapinduzi}}; color:white;" | 14
|75px||Augustine Mahiga|| 14 December 2015 || 3 March 2019 || rowspan="2" |John Magufuli | |||||
| style="background:{{party color|Chama cha Mapinduzi}}; color:white;" | 15
|75px||Palamagamba John Aidan Mwaluko Kabudi|| 3 March 2019 || 31 March 2021 | |||||
| style="background:{{party color|Chama cha Mapinduzi}}; color:white;" | 16
|87x87px||Liberata Mulamula|| 31 March 2021 || 3 October 2022|| rowspan="3" |Samia Suluhu | |||||
| style="background:{{party color|Chama cha Mapinduzi}}; color:white;" | 17
|87x87px||Stergomena Tax|| 3 October 2022|| 1 September 2023 | |||||
| style="background:{{party color|Chama cha Mapinduzi}}; color:white;" | 18
|87x87px||January Makamba|| 1 September 2023|| Incumbent |
