Frank Tumwebaze

Frank Tumwebaze
Born (1975-12-01) 1 December 1975
Uganda
Residence Kampala, Uganda
Nationality Ugandan
Ethnicity Mutooro
Citizenship Uganda
Alma mater Mbarara University
Bachelor of Science in Education
Makerere University
Master of Science in International Studies
Occupation Educator & politician
Years active 2000 — present
Known for Politics
Home town Kamwenge
Title Cabinet Minister
Presidential Affairs & Kampala Capital City Authority
Religion Protestant
Spouse(s) Florence Tumwebaze

Frank Kagyigyi Tumwebaze is a Ugandan educator and politician. He has served in the cabinet of Uganda as minister for the presidency and minister for the Kampala Capital City Authority since 2012. He is also the elected member of parliament for Kibale County in Kamwenge District, on the National Resistance Movement political party ticket.[1]

Background and education

He was born in Kamwenge District on 1 December 1975 to Matayo Kagyigyi and Beatrice Kagyigyi. He is the fifth-born in a family of seven children. He attended Jinja College for his A-Level education. He received aBachelor of Science in education in 1999, from the Mbarara University of Science and Technology. He also holds a Masters in International and Diplomatic Studies, obtained in 2005 from Makerere University, the oldest university in Uganda.[1][2]

Career

Beginning in 2000 until 2001, he served as a customs officer with the Uganda Revenue Authority. In 2001, he was appointed deputy resident district commissioner and was posted to Iganga District, serving in that capacity until 2003. He was then brought into State House, where he served as a special presidential assistant for research and information from 2003 until 2005. In 2006, he entered elective politics by contesting the parliamentary constituency of Kibale County in Kamwenge District. He was elected on the National Resistance Movement political party ticket. In 2011, he was re-elected.[1] In a cabinet reshuffle on 15 August 2012, he was appointed as minister for the presidency.[3][4] He replaced Kabakumba Masiko, who resigned from government on 14 December 2011 following allegations of "abuse of office", "theft by taking", "causing monetary loss to the government" and "conspiracy to defraud government".[5][6][7]

Personal details

Frank Kagyigyi Tumwebaze is a married father of five children. He is of the Anglican faith.[2]

Parliamentary duties

He has the following additional parliamentary responsibilities:[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 POU (2011). "Profile of Tumwebaza Kagyigyi Frank, Member of Parliament for Kibale County, Kamwenge District". Parliament of Uganda (POU). Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  2. 1 2 Kasyate, Simon (15 December 2013). "Frank Tumwebaze’s Long Walk To Stardom - Interview". The Observer (Uganda). Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  3. Butagira, Tabu (15 August 2012). "Museveni Reshuffles Cabinet, Makes Marginal Changes". Daily Monitor (Kampala). Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  4. New Vision (15 August 2012). "Full Uganda Cabinet List As of 15 August 2012". Facebook.com. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  5. Imaka, Isaac (12 December 2011). "Minister Kabakumba Ordered To Resign". Daily Monitor (Kampala). Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  6. Masiko, Kabakumba (16 December 2011). "To Err Is Human, Kabakumba Says - Her Resignation Speech". Daily Monitor (Kampala).
  7. Newvision Reporters. "Kabakumba Masiko Resigns". New Vision (Kampala). Retrieved 14 December 2011.

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