Nationality Ugandan Years active 1966 — present Known for Politics Occupation Academic & Politician Residence Kampala, Uganda | Citizenship Uganda Role Ugandan Politician Ethnicity Mukiga Name Philemon Mateke | |
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Born 1943 (age 71–72) Uganda Alma mater Makerere University
(Bachelor of Arts)
(Master of Arts in History)
(Doctor of Philosophy) | ||
Philemon Mateke (born in 1943), is a Ugandan politician. He is the current Minister of State for Regional Afairs in the Ugandan Cabinet. He was appointed to that position on 1 March 2015, replacing Asuman Kiyingi, who was appointed State Minister of Works. On account of his cabinet post, he is an Ex-Officio Member of Parliament.
Career
Following his studies at Makerere, Mateke worked as a Lecturer in the Department of History at Makerere University from the late 1960s until the late 1970s. During the Obote II regime, from 1980 until 1985, he served as the State Minister of Education. A member of the Uganda People's Congress prior to 1986, he became a member of the National Resistance Movement (NRM), soon after NRM captured power. He served in the National Resistance Council, which was the parliament of the times, from 1989 to 1996. In the 2006 election, he was elected unopposed as the Chairman of Kisoro District Council (LC5). In 2011, at the end of his five-year term, he retired, until he was named State Minister for Regional Affairs on 1 March 2015. His appointment was approved by parliament on Wednesday 18 March 2015.