Christine Amongin Aporu
Christine Amongin Aporu | |
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Born |
Kumi District, Uganda | 22 May 1958
Residence | Kampala, Uganda |
Nationality | Ugandan |
Ethnicity | Itesot |
Citizenship | Uganda |
Alma mater |
St. Aloysius Teachers College (Grade III Teaching Certificate) Kyambogo University ( Diploma in Education) Makerere University (Bachelor of Education) Uganda Management Institute (Diploma in Management) (Master of Arts in Human Resources Management) |
Occupation | Teacher and politician |
Years active | 1980 – present |
Known for | Politics |
Home town | Kumi |
Title | State Minister for Teso |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Christine Hellen Amongin Aporu is a Ugandan educator and politician. She is the current State Minister for Teso Affairs in the Office of the Prime Minister in the Cabinet of Uganda. She was appointed to that position on 27 May 2011.[1] She is an elected Member of Parliament as Kumi District Women's Representative.[2]
Background and education
She was born in Kumi District on 22 May 1958. She attended Nabuyanga Primary School and Soroti Secondary School. She studied at St. Aloysius Teachers College, in Ngora District,[3] graduating with the Grade III Certificate in Teaching, in 1979. In 1986, she graduated from the Institute of Teacher Education Kyambogo, now part of Kyambogo University, with the Diploma in Education. She holds the degree of Bachelor of Education, obtained from Makerere University in 1996. She also holds a postgraduate Diploma in Management from Uganda Management Institute (UMI), awarded in 2005. Her degree of Masters in Human Resources Management was obtained from UMI in 2009.[2]
Career
Amongin Aporu began her career as a primary school teacher in 1980, serving in that capacity until 1984. Following her graduation from ITEK in 1986, she became a tutor at a teacher training college, serving in that capacity until 1996. She was first elected to represent Kumi District in 1996. Between 2001 and 2006, she served as a State Minister. She was a member of the Demobilization Resettlement Team of the Amnesty Commission, following the departure of the LRA from Ugandan soil. Following the 2011 national election she was appointed Minister of State for Teso Affairs.[2][4]
See also
References
- ↑ Mukasa, Henry (28 May 2011). "Museveni Names New Cabinet". New Vision (Kampala). Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- 1 2 3 POU, . (2011). "Amongin Aporu Christine Hellen, Member of Parliament Woman Representative, Kumi District". Parliament of Uganda (POU). Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ↑ Among, Salume (7 July 2014). "St. Aloysius Core Primary Teachers College Hit by Acute Water Shortage". Uganda Radio Network (URN). Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ↑ Monitor Team, . (28 May 2011). "Full List of Ugandan Ministers Appointed by President Museveni". Daily Monitor (Kampala). Retrieved 15 February 2015.