Ephraim Kamuntu is a
Ugandan management scientist and politician. He is the
Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs in the
Cabinet of Uganda
There are 32 Cabinet ministers and 50 Ministers of State in the Cabinet of Uganda (2021 to 2026).
According to Section 111 of the 1995 Constitution of Uganda, as amended in 2005, "There shall be a Cabinet which shall consist of the President, t ...
. He was appointed to that position on 14 December 2019.
Previously he served as Minister of Water and Environment from August 2012 to June 2016. He is also an ex-officio Member of the
Parliament of Uganda because of his Cabinet position.
Background and education
Ephraim Kamuntu was born in
Sheema District on 26 September 1945. He attended
Ntare School
Ntare School is a residential all-boys' secondary school located in Mbarara, Mbarara District, south western Uganda. It was founded in 1956 by a Scottish educator named William Crichton.
Location
The school is approximately , by road, north ...
for both his O-Level (1962-1965) and his A-Level (1966-1967) education. He studied at
Makerere University, Uganda's oldest university, graduating in 1971 with a
Bachelor of Arts in economics, political science, and history. In 1973, he obtained a
Master of Science in systems analysis from the
University of Rochester, in
New York State. He also earned a
Master of Arts in management science and business administration, from the
University of Massachusetts.
Career
At some point after
Idi Amin took power in Uganda in 1971, Kamuntu became part of the exile-based
Save Uganda Movement, a militant group attempting to overthrow Amin. Kamuntu lectured at
Nairobi University
The University of Nairobi (uonbi or UoN; ) is a collegiate research university based in Nairobi. It is the largest university in Kenya. Although its history as an educational institution dates back to 1956, it did not become an independent un ...
in 1978. He lectured in Makerere University's Faculty of Commerce before it was shifted to the current
Makerere University Business School in
Nakawa. From 1992 until 1995, Kamuntu served as the chairman and managing director of
Nile Bank Limited
Nile Bank Ltd was a private bank registered in Uganda, with shareholders from Uganda, Israel, and South Africa. Nile Bank has an emphasis on consumer banking.
History
Nile Bank was established in 1988 for the purposes of providing banking s ...
, a private
commercial bank in Uganda. Between 1995 and 1997, he worked as a private consultant. From 1997 until 2001, he served as the National Coordinator for the Private Sector Development Program of the
Ugandan Government. He entered politics in 2001, contesting for the parliamentary seat of Sheema County South,
Bushenyi District. He was elected and was re-elected in 2006.
On 1 June 2006, he was appointed Minister of State for Industry. On 16 February 2009, he was reassigned as State Minister of Finance for Planning. In the cabinet reshuffle of 27 May 2011, he was promoted to full cabinet minister and put in charge of the
Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Heritage, serving in that position until he was appointed as Minister of Water and Environment on 15 August 2012. Kamuntu was moved to the post of Minister of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities on 6 June 2016.
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Personal details
Ephraim Kamuntu was married to Ida Kamuntu, who died in May 2015.
References
External links
Website of the Parliament of Uganda
Minister Ephraim Kamuntu: Ministry Promoting Unique Tourism Attractions - 12 September 2012
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1945 births
Living people
People from Sheema District
National Resistance Movement politicians
Makerere University alumni
University of Rochester alumni
People from Western Region, Uganda
University of Massachusetts alumni
People educated at Ntare School
Government ministers of Uganda
Members of the Parliament of Uganda
21st-century Ugandan politicians
Save Uganda Movement