Lawrence M. Gama (19 January 1935 – 16 December 2009) was a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Songea constituency from 1995 to 2005. Prior to that, he was the Head of the National Service (Jeshi la Kujenga Taifa - JKT) from May 1970 - January 1973, Regional Commissioner for the Dodoma, Ruvuma, Tabora, and Morogoro Regions, and Head of the Special Branch (precursor to the present day Tanzania Intelligence and Security Services - TISS). [1]

Lawrence Gama
Member of Parliament
for Songea Town
In office
October 1995 – 2005
Succeeded byEmmanuel Nchimbi
Secretary General Chama Cha Mapinduzi
In office
1995–1997
ChairmanBenjamin Mkapa
Preceded byHorace Kolimba
Succeeded byPhilip Mangula
Personal details
Born(1935-01-19)19 January 1935
Tanganyika Territory
Died16 December 2009(2009-12-16) (aged 74)
Resting placeSongea
NationalityTanzanian
Political partyChama Cha Mapinduzi
Spouse(s)Siwajibu Salum Abdallah
Terezya Huvisa
RelationsZainab Amir Gama
ChildrenJohn Gama, William Gama, Stephen Gama, Mussa Gama, Elisha Gama
Alma materUniversity of Berlin (MSc), PhD)

References edit

  1. ^ "Member of Parliament CV". Parliament of Tanzania. 2010. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2013.