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Margaret Lamwaka Odwar (née Margaret Lamwaka), also Margaret Odwar, (born 23 December 1969), is a Ugandan politician who serves as the incumbent
Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...
representing the Kitgum District Women's Constituency in the 10th Ugandan Parliament (2016 to 2021).


Background and education

She was born in
Kitgum District Kitgum District is a district in Northern Uganda. It is named after its major town of Kitgum, where the district headquarters is located. It has suffered many deaths and social disruption resulting from the 20-year civil war within the region duri ...
, in the
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, in the Northern Region of
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, on 23 December 1969. She obtained her Primary Leaving Certificate from Koch Goma Central Primary School. In 1986, she obtained her O-Level certificate from
Wanyange Girls' Secondary School Wanyange Girls School is a girls' boarding government-aided secondary school on Nyange hill in the Jinja District of the Eastern Region, Uganda, founded in 1960. History When Wanyange Girls School opened on 1 March 1960, it was temporarily located ...
, in
Jinja District Jinja District is a district in the Eastern Region of Uganda. The town of Jinja is the district's main municipal and commercial center. Location Jinja District is bordered by Kamuli District to the north, Luuka District to the east, Mayuge Dist ...
. She went on to obtain a Grade III Teachers Certificate, from Alero Primary Teachers College and a Diploma in Primary Education, from National Teachers College, Unyama. In 2006, she was awarded a
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degree, followed three years later by a
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Planning and Administration degree, both from
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, in
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.


Career before politics

From 1989 until 2015, Margaret Lamwaka taught in primary schools in various parts of Uganda. Se started out as a Grade III Teacher at Gulu Public Primary School, in 1989, rising to Grade I Head Teacher at Pandwong Primary School, in 2015.


Political career

In 2016, Margaret Lamwaka contested for the Kitgum District Woman Member of Parliament, on the ruling
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political party ticket. She won and is the incumbent MP for Kitgum District Women. In the 10th parliament, she is a member of two parliamentary committees; (a) the committee on rules, privileges and discipline and (b) the committee on education and sports.


See also

* Beatrice Atim Anywar *
Okello Oryem Henry Oryem Okello is a Ugandan lawyer and politician. He is the current State Minister for Foreign Affairs (International Affairs). He was appointed to that position in 2004. In the cabinet reshuffles of 1 June 2006, that of 16 February 2009, ...


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Odwar, Margaret Lamwaka 1969 births Living people Acholi people People from Kitgum District Politicians from Northern Region, Uganda Members of the Parliament of Uganda 21st-century Ugandan women politicians 21st-century Ugandan politicians National Resistance Movement politicians Uganda Christian University alumni Women members of the Parliament of Uganda