Nationality Ugandan Home town Bundibugyo | Citizenship Uganda Years active 2008 – present Spouse(s) Husband Residence Kampala, Uganda | |
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Titles Industry, Cabinet of Uganda | ||
Harriet ntabazi speaks out on parliament rejecting her ministerial nomination
Harriet Ntabazi, is a Ugandan politician. She was appointed State Minister for Industry in the Ugandan Cabinet. She was appointed to that position on 6 June 2016. However, her appointment was rejected by the parliamentary appointments committee. She was not sworn in with the rest of the cabinet on 22 June 2016.
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Background and education
She was born on 11 December 1974 in Bundibugyo District, in the Western Region of Uganda. She attended Bumadu Primary School for her elementary schooling, graduating in 1986. She then attended Semuliki High School for her O-Level studies. She then studied at Bundibugyo Primary Teachers College, graduating with a Grade II Primary Teachers Certificate, in 2002. In 2004, she graduated from St. Mary's Simbya High School. She then joined Makerere University in 2005, graduating in 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts.
Career
From 1989 until 1992, she served as a Records Clerk. She then worked as a librarian at Semuliki High School, from 1994 until 1998. She served as a District Youth Councillor between 1998 until 2000. From 2001 until 2005, she served as the Women's Representative on the Bundibugyo District Local Government Council. She concurrently worked as a senior mobilizer for the ruling National Resistance Movement political party from 1994 until 2005. She entered elective politics in 2010 and was elected to represent the Women of Bundibugyo in Uganda's parliament. She has maintained that position and is the incumbent. On 6 June 2016, she was appointed State Minister for Industry. He appointment was rejected by the parliamentary appointments committee.