Stella Manyanya

Stella Martin Manyanya (born 4 August 1962) is a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Nyasa constituency since 2010. In October 2017, she was appointed as a deputy minister of Industries, Trade and Investment.

Background and education Manyanya attended Nambingi Primary School, for her first year of elementary school, from 1969 until 1970. She then transferred to Maguu Primary School, finishing her elementary education there in 1975. From 1976 to 1979, she attended Songea Girls Secondary School, in Songea, for her Ordinary Level Secondary School studies. She also served as a member of the University Council of the University of Dar es Salaam, and as a member of the parliamentary committee on Defence and Security.

She was re-elected to parliament for the third consecutive time in 2015. In 2015, she was appointed Deputy Ministry of Education, Technology and Vocational Training, serving in that capacity until October 2017 when she was appointed as a deputy minister for Industries and Trade.