Willibrod Slaa

Honorable Willibrod Slaa
Member of Parliament for Karatu
In office 1995–2010
Succeeded by	Israel Natse
Tanzania Ambassador to Sweden
In office 6 April 2018 – September 2021
President	John Magufuli
Tanzania Ambassador to Finland
In office 2017 – September 2021
President	John Magufuli
Personal details
Born	(1948-10-29) 29 October 1948 Karatu District, Tanganyika
Party	Chadema (1996-2015) Chama Cha Mapinduzi (before 1995)
Education	Kibosho Seminary School Kipalapala Seminary
Alma mater	Pontifical Urban University
Profession	Politician, Diplomat, Theologian
Known for	Co-Founder of CCBRT Tanzania

Willibrod Peter Slaa is a Tanzanian Politician, Diplomat and President of the Board of CCBRT Tanzania. He is a former Member of Parliament for Karatu Constituency from 1995 to 2010.

He has been an ambassador to Sweden and Finland. He rejoined Chadema in March 2025.

Early life

Willibrod Peter Slaa was born on October 29, 1948, in Karatu Constituency in Manyara Region.

Education

Slaa attended Kibosho Seminary School in Kilimanjaro Region, where he got a certificate in philosophy in 1973, and Kipalapala Seminary in Tabora Region, where he obtained a certificate in theology in 1977.

Career

From 1985 to 1991, Slaa was secretary-general of the Tanzania Episcopal Conference and between 1982 and 1985, he was director of the Diocese of Mbulu Development. Between 1992 and 1998, he was managing director of the Tanzania Society for the Blind. Slaa was elected Chadema secretary-general in 2002. He previously served as Chadema vice-chairman from 1998 to 2002 and Chadema MP for Karatu and member of the party’s National Executive Committee.