Syda Bbumba | |
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Born | 7 January 1952 Nakaseke, Uganda |
Residence | Kampala, Uganda |
Nationality | Ugandan |
Ethnicity | Muganda |
Citizenship | Uganda |
Education | Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting (BCom) University not Stated Master of Business Administration (MBA) University not Stated Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA II) |
Occupation | Accountant, Politician |
Years active | 1996 — present |
Known for | Civil Service |
Home town | Nakaseke |
Title | Minister of Gender, Labor & Social Development |
Religion | Muslim |
Syda Namirembe Bbumba (last name sometimes spelled Bumba), is a Ugandan accountant, politician and banker. She is the current Minister of Gender, Labor & Social Development. She was appointed to that position on 27 May 2011, replacing Dr. Gabriel Opio, who was dropped from the Cabinet.[1] She is also the elected Member of Parliament for "Nakaseke County North", Nakaseke District.
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Syda Bbumba was born on January 7, 1952. She attended Trinity College Nabbingo for her high school education.[2] She also attended Makerere College School, before she entered university.[3] She holds a Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) degree in Accounting and a Master of Business Administration (MBA). She is a Chartered Certified Accountant with an ACCA II qualification. She also holds several diplomas and certificates in banking, finance and management.[4] She was a member of the Uganda Electoral Commission in 1996 prior to being elected to the Parliament of Uganda, representing Nakaseke County in Nakaseke District. From 2002 until 2006, she was the Minister of Energy & Minerals. From 2006 until 2008, she served as the Minister of Gender, Labor & Social Affairs.[5] Bbumba has reported on the many long-term environmental problems that growing population has contributed to, but President Yoweri Museveni often still urges Ugandans to produce more children.[6]
With her appointment as Uganda's Finance Minister, Syda Bbumba also became the Chairperson of the Governing Council of the East African Development Bank (EADB).[7] Also in her role as Minister of Finance, she became responsible for the National Social Security Fund (NSSF), a quasi-government organ that used to be under the Ministry of Gender, Labor & Social Development, which she had just left. NSSF was moved from the Gender Ministry to the Finance Ministry in October 2004.[8] In a cabinet reshuffle on 27 May 2011, Syda Bbumba was moved back to the Gender Ministry as the new Minister. She was replaced by Maria Kiwanuka at the Finance Ministry.[9]