Residence Kampala, Uganda Citizenship Uganda | Nationality Ugandan Years active 2009 — present Home town Namutumba, Uganda | |
Born October 5, 1984 (age 32) ( 1984-10-05 ) Uganda Occupation Social worker & politician Title Minister of State for Lands | ||
Persis Princess Namuganza is a Ugandan politician. She is the State Minister for Lands in the Cabinet of Uganda. She was appointed to that position on 6 June 2016. Namuganza concurrently serves as the elected representative of Bukono County, in Namutumba District, in the 10th Parliament (2016 - 2021).
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Background and education
She as born in Namutumba District on 5 October 1984. After attending local schools, she studied at Mount Elgon High Schoo in Mbale, for her O-Level education. She then transferred to a school in Luweero District, where she sat for her A-Level examinations in 2003.
In 2006, Namuganza was awarded a Diploma in Accounting by the Makerere Business Institutee (not affiliated with Makerere University). That same year, she entered Kyambogo University, graduating in 2009 with a Bachelor of Social Work and Social Administration degree. In 2014, she graduated from Cavendish University Uganda with a Masters in international relations.
Career before politics
She began her career in 2009 at Anti Corruption Coalition Uganda, a non-governmental organization (NGO), where she served as a programme officer. After one year, she transferred to Pearl of Africa Research and Accountability, another NGO, serving as a public relations officer and administrator from 2010 until 2012. She was then appointed a deputy resident district commissioner for Luweero District, serving in that capacity from 2012 until 2015.
Political career
In 2016, she entered competitive elective national politics by contesting the Bukono County Constituency seat in Namutumba District on the National Resistance Movement political party platform. She won and is the incumbent.