Charles Bakkabulindi (born 25 November 1959), is a Ugandan politician. Of recent he served as the
State Minister for Sports in the
Ugandan Cabinet, Hamsom Obua succeeded him. He was appointed to that position in 2005. In the cabinet reshuffles of 1 June 2006, 16 February 2009, that of 27 May 2011,
and that of 1 March 2015
he retained his cabinet post. He is also the
Member of Parliament
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representing Workers.
Early life and education
His oldest post-secondary academic qualification is the
Diploma in Electrical Engineering, which he obtained in 1985, from the Uganda Polytechnic Kyambogo, one of the constituent institutions of
Kyambogo University
Kyambogo University (KYU) is a public university in Uganda. It is one of the eight public universities and degree-awarding institutions in the country with the motto, "Knowledge and Skills for Service."
History
Kyambogo University was establishe ...
. He went on to obtain the degree of
Bachelor of Arts in Adult and Community Education, obtained in 2006, from
Makerere University
Makerere University, Kampala (; Mak) is Uganda's largest and oldest institution of higher learning, first established as a technical school in 1922. It became an independent national university in 1970. Today, Makerere University is composed of ni ...
, Uganda's oldest and largest public university. In 2007, he was awarded the
Postgraduate Diploma in Public Administration, from
Uganda Management Institute
Uganda Management Institute (UMI) is a government-owned national center for training, research, and consultancy in the field of management and administration in Uganda. It is one of the nine public universities and degree-awarding institutions in ...
. His degree of
Master of Arts in Management Studies was awarded in 2006, also by UMI.
Career
Between 1994 and 1996, he served as a Delegate to the
Constituent Assembly
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that drafted and passed the 1995 Ugandan Constitution. In 1996, he was elected to serve in Uganda's Parliament as the Workers Representative, a position he has served in since. Also in 1996, he was elected the National Chairman of the Uganda Beverage, Tobacco and Allied Worker's Union, a position he still holds today. In 2005, he was appointed
State Minister for Sports. He is the incumbent for that cabinet position, as at March 2015.
Bakkabulindi is married. He is reported to enjoy listening to
music
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,
reading
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, following
politics
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and watching
sports
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.
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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Government of Uganda
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References
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1959 births
Living people
Makerere University alumni
Ganda people
Kyambogo University alumni
Government ministers of Uganda
Members of the Parliament of Uganda
Uganda Management Institute alumni
21st-century Ugandan politicians