Simon Ejua is a
Ugandan politician. He was the state minister for transport in the
Ugandan Cabinet from 1 June 2006 until 27 May 2011.
He survived the cabinet reshuffle of 16 February 2009.
In the cabinet reshuffle of 27 May 2011, he was dropped from the cabinet and was replaced by
Stephen Chebrot He also served as the elected
Member of Parliament, representing Vurra County,
Arua District, from 2006 until 2011. In the 2011 national elections, he lost his parliamentary seat to Sam Agatre Okuonzi, an independent politician, who is the
incumbent MP for that constituency.
Background and education
He was born in
Arua District on 3 August 1968. He holds a
Uganda Diploma in Business Studies, obtained in 1993 from the Uganda College of Commerce, which became the
Makerere University Business School in 1997. In 2000, he obtained a
Bachelor of Commerce in
accounting
Accounting, also known as accountancy, is the measurement, processing, and communication of financial and non financial information about economic entities such as businesses and corporations. Accounting, which has been called the "languag ...
from
Makerere University. He went on to obtain a postgraduate Diploma in Financial Management from
Uganda Martyrs University, in 2003. He also holds a postgraduate
Certificate in Information Technology
Certificate may refer to:
* Birth certificate
* Marriage certificate
* Death certificate
* Gift certificate
* Certificate of authenticity, a document or seal certifying the authenticity of something
* Certificate of deposit, or CD, a financial pro ...
, obtained in 2003 from Fintech Business Technology Solutions.
Work experience
In 1994, Simon Ejua worked as a market inspector in
Arua District. In 1995, he worked for five months as the assistant bursar at St. Charles Lwanga Secondary School in
Koboko
Koboko is a town in Northern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial centre of Koboko District. Koboko is also the hometown of former dictator Idi Amin who ruled Uganda between 1971 and 1979.
History
A farm in ...
,
Koboko District
Koboko District is a district in the Northern Region of Uganda. The town of Koboko is the site of the district headquarters.
Location
Koboko District is bordered by South Sudan to the north, Yumbe District to the east, Maracha District to the s ...
. Later in 1995, he was appointed an
auditor in the Office of the
Auditor General of Uganda, working in that capacity until 2005. He entered politics in 2006, contesting for the parliamentary seat of Vurra County, Arua District. He was elected on the
National Resistance Movement political party ticket. He was appointed to his present cabinet post in 2006. He lost both his parliamentary seat and his cabinet post on 18 March 2011
and 27 May 2011,
respectively.
See also
*
Vurra
References
External links
Full Ministerial Cabinet List, June 2006 Full Ministerial Cabinet List, February 2009Full Ministerial Cabinet List, May 2011Simon Ejua's Parliamentary Nomination Under Threat
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1968 births
Living people
People from Arua District
Uganda Martyrs University alumni
Makerere University alumni
Members of the Parliament of Uganda
Government ministers of Uganda
National Resistance Movement politicians
People from West Nile sub-region
21st-century Ugandan politicians