Proscovia Alengot Oromait (born 1 January 1993) is a

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n university student and politician. She served as the elected member of

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(MP) for Usuk County,

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from 2011 to 2016. At age 19, she was the youngest member of parliament in Uganda, and on the African continent.

Background

She was born in Katakwi District on 1 January 1993. Her father, Michael Oromait, served as the MP for the same parliamentary seat before his death on 21 July 2012.

Education

She completed her high school (S6) at St. Kalemba Senior Secondary School in

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in December 2011. She was admitted to

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, beginning August 2012.

Work experience

After her father's death, Alengot Oromait decided to contest the

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primary elections to replace her father, who had served as an

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. She won the primary and in the general elections in September 2012, she won with 54.2% of the vote. She is expected to juggle her undergraduate studies with her parliamentary duties for the next three years at the minimum.

Personal details

Unmarried, Alengot Oromait belongs to the National Resistance Movement, the ruling political party in Uganda. She deals with such issues as the

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, health policy and

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. One of her mentors is

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, the then Minister of Education and

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(MP) for the Katakwi District Women's Representative.

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