predecessor successor office order term_start article_title term_end name
andrew chenge frederick werema attorney general of tanzania 6th december 24 , 2005 johnson mwanyika
 october 2009 johnson mwanyika
johnson mwanyika

johnson paulo mathias mwanyika is a former attorney general of tanzania , having previously held the offices of deputy attorney general and permanent secretary in the ministry of justice and constitutional affairs .
he was appointed in december 2005 , succeededing andrew chenge , who left the post after ten years to become an mp .
in september 2008 , mwanyika was implicated in the richmond electricity generation scandal .
a government statement absolving mwanyika was released in july 2009 , but was rejected by mps .
mwanyika retired in october 2009 , and was succeeded by judge frederick werema .
