Daniel Chongolo

Daniel Godfrey Chongolo is a Tanzanian politician and the Minister for Agriculture. He was also the Previous Secretary General of Chama Cha Mapinduzi political party in Tanzania, appointed by Samia Suluhu into office on April 30, 2021. Before his appointment, he was a civil servant in Kinondoni District as District Commissioner in Dar es Salaam, and also served as a Commissioner in Longido District, Arusha Region.

Education In 2013, Daniel Chongolo graduated from Open University of Tanzania receiving his bachelor's degree in mass communication then Mzumbe University where he graduated Master's in Public Administration and Management

Political career Before his appointment, Chongolo had served in the party as a Director to a Department of Mass communication under the Department of Ideology and Publicity at CCM party Headquarters in Dodoma. During the post 2025 election reshuffle he was made Minister of Agriculture.