| Intro | Tanzanian politician |
| Is | Politician |
| From | Tanzania |
| Type | Politics |
| Gender | female |
| Birth |
26 July 1949 |
| Age | 71 years |
| Politics | Party of the Revolution |
Anne Semamba Makinda (born 26 July 1949) is a Tanzanian politician and the first female Speaker of the National Assembly of Tanzania, in office from 2010 to 2015. She was the last Chairman and the first President of UNICEF at the international level from 1993 to 1994.
Early life and education
Her father was a regional commissioner who served under the Nyerere administration. She was educated at Uwemba Primary School in Njombe, Masasi Girls’ Secondary School in Mtwara and Kilakala Girls’ High School in Morogoro.
She then pursued an accountancy course at the Institute of Development and Management (present day Mzumbe University) graduating with an advanced diploma.
Political career
She was nominated to the parliament in 1975.