Frank Tumwebaze

Frank Kagyigyi Tumwebaze is a Ugandan educator and politician. He is the current Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development in the Ugandan Cabinet. He was appointed to that position on 14 December 2019.[1]

Frank Tumwebaze
Born (1975-12-01) 1 December 1975
Uganda
Alma mater
OccupationEducator and politician
Years active2000—present
Known forPolitics
TitleCabinet Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development
Spouse(s)Florence Tumwebaze

He previously served as Minister of Information Technology and Communications, from 6 June 2016 to 13 December 2019.[2] He was Minister for the Presidency and Minister for the Kampala Capital City Authority between 2012 and 2016. He is also the elected Member of Parliament for Kibale County in Kamwenge District, on the National Resistance Movement political party ticket.[3]

Background and education

Tumwebaze 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 a Bachelor of Science in education in 1999, from the Mbarara University of Science and Technology. He also holds a Masters in International and Diplomatic Studies, and a Masters in Public Health obtained in 2005 and 2019 from Makerere University, the oldest university in Uganda.[3][4] In January 2019, he was awarded a Master of Public Health degree by Makerere University.[5]

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.[3] In a cabinet reshuffle on 15 August 2012, he was appointed as minister for the presidency.[6][7] 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".[8][9][10] In June 2016, he was named as cabinet minister of ICT.[11] In a cabinet reshuffle on 14 December 2019, Tumwebaze was named minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development, replacing Janat Mukwaya, who was dropped from the cabinet.[12]

Personal details

Tumwebaze is a married father of five children.

He is of the Anglican faith.[4]

Parliamentary duties

He has the following additional parliamentary responsibilities:[3]

  • Chairperson of the Committee on Finance, Planning and Economic Development
  • Member of the Committee on Rules, Discipline and Privileges

See also

References
  1. Administrator (14 December 2019). "Museveni Reshuffles Cabinet". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  2. Uganda State House (6 June 2016). "Museveni's New Cabinet List As At 6 June 2016" (PDF). Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  3. POU (2011). "Profile of Tumwebaza Kagyigyi Frank, Member of Parliament for Kibale County, Kamwenge District". Parliament of Uganda (POU). Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  4. Kasyate, Simon (15 December 2013). "Frank Tumwebaze's Long Walk To Stardom - Interview". The Observer (Uganda). Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  5. Kasujja, Carol (15 January 2019). "Minister Tumwebaze among Makerere graduands". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  6. Butagira, Tabu (15 August 2012). "Museveni Reshuffles Cabinet, Makes Marginal Changes". Daily Monitor (Kampala). Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  7. New Vision (15 August 2012). "Full Uganda Cabinet List As of 15 August 2012". Facebook.com. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  8. Imaka, Isaac (12 December 2011). "Minister Kabakumba Ordered To Resign". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  9. Masiko, Kabakumba (16 December 2011). "To Err Is Human, Kabakumba Says - Her Resignation Speech". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  10. Newvision Reporters. "Kabakumba Masiko Resigns". New Vision (Kampala). Archived from the original on 9 January 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  11. Uganda State House (6 June 2016). "Uganda's New Cabinet As At 6 June 2016". Scribd.com. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  12. Monitor Reporter (14 December 2019). "Museveni Shuffles Cabinet, Drops Muloni, Appoints Magyezi". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
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