John Chiligati

John Zefania Chiligati (born 14 October 1950) is a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Manyoni East constituency from to 2000 to 2015.^[1]

Honourable Ret. Captain John Chiligati MP
Member of Parliament for Manyoni East
In office November 2000 – November 2015
Succeeded by	Pius Stephen Chaya
Personal details
Born	John Zefania Chiligati (1950-10-14) 14 October 1950 (age 74) Tanganyika[citation needed]
Nationality	Tanzanian
Political party	CCM
Alma mater	Mazengo Secondary School Usagara Secondary School Monduli Military Academy University of Dar es Salaam
Military service
Allegiance	United Rep. of Tanzania
Branch/service	Tanzanian Army
Years of service	1978–1979
Rank	Captain

Career

After serving as a deputy minister, Chiligati was promoted to the position of Minister of Home Affairs in the Cabinet named by President Jakaya Kikwete on January 4, 2006.^[2] He was then moved to the post of Minister of Labour and Youth Development on October 15, 2006^[3] before being named Minister of Lands and Human Development on February 12, 2008.^[4]