Elias Kwandikwa

Elias John Kwandikwa (1 July 1966 – 2 August 2021) was a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for the Ushetu constituency from 2015 to 2021.

He was a Deputy Minister of Works, Transport and Communications, until 9 October 2017. He then served as Minister of Defence and National Service from December 2020 until his death in August 2021.

Background and education He was born on 1 July 1966, in the Shinyanga Region of Tanzania. He attended Kisuke Primary School, from 1977 until 1983. He then transferred to Mwenge Secondary School for his middle school studies from 1984 until 1987. For his high school education, he studied at Shinyanga Secondary School, from 1988 until 1990.

Death Elias Kwandikwa died at Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar es Salaam on 2 August 2021, at the age of 55.