Ruth Nankabirwa Ssentamu is a Ugandan politician, who serves as the
Minister of Energy and Mineral Development in the
Ugandan Cabinet, effective 8 June 2021.
Although she told her supporters "If the cows vote, let them vote, I want to get 120%" she lost her seat as Women MP for Kiboga District in January 2021.
Before that, from 1 March 2015 until 3 May 2021, she served as the
Chief Government Whip, a Cabinet-level position in
Uganda.
replacing
Justine Lumumba Kasule, who was given the post of
Secretary General of the ruling
National Resistance Movement political party in Uganda on 23 December 2014.
Prior to that, from 27 May 2011 until 1 March 2015, Nankabirwa served as the
State Minister for Fisheries in the Cabinet of Uganda replacing
Fred Mukisa, who was dropped from the cabinet.
Prior to that, she served as
State Minister for Microfinance, from 16 February 2009 until 27 May 2011.
Background and education
Ruth Nankabirwa was born on 28 November 1965. She hails from
Kiboga District in
Central Uganda. She attended ''Bamusuuta Primary School'' for her Primary Education. She studied at
Nabisunsa Girls' Secondary School, for both O-Level and A-Level education. She holds a
Bachelor of Arts degree in
Fine Art from
Makerere University. She also holds the degree of
Master of Arts in Conflict Studies, also from Makerere.
Career
From 1994 through 1995, she served as a delegate to the
Constituent Assembly. In 1996, Ruth Nankabirwa was elected to serve as the member of parliament for Woman Delegate for Kiboga District. She held that position from 1996 until 2021. From 1998 through 2001, she served as Minister of State for
Luweero Triangle The Luweero Triangle, sometimes spelled Luwero Triangle, is an area of Uganda north of the capital Kampala, where, in 1981, Yoweri Museveni started the guerrilla war that propelled him and his National Resistance Movement into power in 1986.
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in the
Office of the Prime Minister. Between 2001 and 2009, she served as
State Minister for Defense, a post she held until she was appointed to be the State Minister for Microfinance. In the Cabinet reshuffle of 27 May 2011, she was moved to the Fisheries Ministry as State Minister,
a position she held until she was named Chief Government Whip.
See also
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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 ...
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Parliament of Uganda
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Kiboga District
References
External links
Full Ministerial Cabinet List, May 2011
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1965 births
Living people
Ganda people
People from Kiboga District
Members of the Parliament of Uganda
National Resistance Movement politicians
Central Region, Uganda
Makerere University alumni
21st-century Ugandan women politicians
21st-century Ugandan politicians
Government ministers of Uganda
Women government ministers of Uganda
Women members of the Parliament of Uganda
People educated at Nabisunsa Girls' Secondary School