Denis Hamson Obua (born 6 February 1980), is a

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n politician, who serves as the Government Chief Whip in the Parliament of Uganda, a position he was appointed to on 21st July 2022. The office was officially handed over to him on 16th August 2022. He previously served as Minister of State for Sports, in the

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, effective 14 December 2019. He also concurrently serves as the

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representing ''Ajuri County'',

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in the 11th Parliament (2021 to 2026), a seat he also held in the 10th Parliament (2016 to 2021).

Background and education

He was born in Alebtong District on 6 February 1980. He attended ''Inomo Primary School'', before transferring to Lango College, in

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City, where he completed both his O-Level and A-Level education, and obtained his Uganda Certificate of Education in 1997 and a

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, in 1999. He has a Diploma in Law and a Certificate in Administrative Law, both obtained from the Law Development Centre, in Kampala, Uganda's capital city. His Bachelor of Arts in Social Work and Social Administration was obtained from Uganda Christian University, in

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. His

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degree was awarded by Uganda Management Institute in 2016.

Career

From 2000 until 2003, Denis was employed as a contracts clerk at

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. For the next two years, he served as a legal assistant at ''Atim and Company Advocates''. He was then hired as a Senior Clerical Officer, responsible for legal duties, in the Office of the Vice President of Uganda, serving in that capacity from 2005 until 2006. In 2006, he was elected to the 8th Parliament (2006 - 2011), Youth Member of Parliament representing Northern Uganda. In 2011 he was elected to represent the newly created Ajuri County in 9th Parliament. He was re-elected in 2016, 2021 and he is the incumbent MP. In a cabinet reshuffle, on 14 December 2019, Denis Obua was named to the cabinet. He replaced

Charles Bakkabulindi 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 ...

, who was dropped from cabinet. After parliamentary approval, he swore in as State Minister for Sports, on 13 January 2020. Obua was chosen to be the Government chief whip and on 16th August 2022, He took over office.

Family

Denis Hamson Obua is married.

References

External links

Website of the Uganda Ministry of Education and Sports
{{DEFAULTSORT:Obua, Denis 1980 births Living people Ugandan civil servants Uganda Management Institute alumni Law Development Centre alumni People from Alebtong District Politicians from Northern Region, Uganda Government ministers of Uganda Uganda Christian University alumni Members of the Parliament of Uganda National Resistance Movement politicians

Background and education

Career

Family

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