Geneva (Switzerland).
The Rt. Hon. Dr. Tulia Ackson is a dynamic and committed person, a distinctive politician, a remarkable lawyer, and a distinguished academician, who has demonstrated outstanding leadership skills throughout her career. Prior
to becoming Speaker of the National Assembly of the United Republic of Tanzania in February 2022, the post she is holding to date, Hon. Tulia served as Deputy Speaker and Member of Parliament from 2015 to 2022. She also
served as Deputy Attorney General of the United Republic of Tanzania for a brief period in 2015. Her appointment as Deputy Attorney General of the United Republic of Tanzania followed her outstanding contribution as a Presidential-Appointed Member of the Tanzania’s Constitutional Assembly.
As Speaker and Member of Parliament for Mbeya Urban Constituency, Hon. Tulia has participated in numerous IPU meetings, including but not limited to the 144th to 146th Assemblies of the IPU, the 51st Assembly Session
of the Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum, the 65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) and several ACP-EU Parliamentary Assemblies. Currently she is serving as President
of the African Geopolitical Group in the IPU, the Speaker of the National Assembly of the United Republic of Tanzania, Member of Parliament for Mbeya Urban Constituency and Chairperson of the Investment Board of the
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) African Region.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
• Speaker, Parliament of the United Republic of Tanzania, February 2022 to-date;
• Member of Parliament from Mbeya Urban Constituency, October 2020 to- date;
• Deputy Speaker, Parliament of the United Republic of Tanzania, November 2015 to February 2022;
• Deputy Attorney General of the United Republic of Tanzania, (September 2015 to November 2015);
• Associate Dean, Faculty of Law of the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, (July 2012 to December 2014);
• Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law of the University of Dar es Salaam, (July 2011 to 2015);
• Lecturer, Faculty of Law of the University of Dar es Salaam, (2007 to June 2011); and
• Assistant Lecturer, Faculty of Law of the University of Dar es Salaam (2004 to November 2007).
MEMBERSHIP AND OTHER LEADERSHIP ROLES
• President of the African Geopolitical Group in the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), October 2022 to-date;
• Chairperson of the Parliamentary Service Commission of the National Assembly of Tanzania, February 2022 to to-date;
• Chairperson of the Investment Board of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) African Region, February
2022 to-date;
• Member of the Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC) February 2022 to-date; and
• Advocate of the High Court of Tanzania and Member of Tanganyika Law Society
EDUCATION
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Cape Town (2007)
• Master of Laws, University of Dar es Salaam (2003)
• Bachelor of Laws, University of Dar es Salaam (2001)
LANGUAGES
• Kiswahili – Fluent
• English – Fluent
• French – Moderate
Read the official profile of The Rt. Hon. Dr. Tulia Ackson here-
https://www.parliament.go.tz/pages/hon-tulia-candidate-for-ipu-president