Wilson Muruli Mukasa (born 5 July 1952) is a
Uganda
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n politician. He has been Cabinet Minister of Public Service in the
Ugandan Cabinet since 6 June 2016. He has previously served as Cabinet Minister of Gender and Social Issues from 1 March 2015, until 6 June 2016. Previously he served as Minister of Security from 27 May 2011 until 1 March 2015.
Muruli Mukasa also serves as the
Member of Parliament
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for Budyebo County in
Nakasongola District
Nakasongola District is a district in the Central Region of Uganda. The town of Nakasongola is the site of the district's administrative headquarters.
Location
Nakasongola District is bordered by Apac District to the north-west, Amolatar Dis ...
.
Background and education
He was born in Nakasongola District on 5 July 1952. He attend local elementary and secondary schools. He studied at
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 n ...
earning the combined degree/diploma of
Bachelor of Arts
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with the
Diploma in Education (
BA.Dip.Ed.) in 1975. In 1987, he earned the
Certificate in Hotel Management, from an undisclosed institution in
Tripoli,
Libya
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.
Career
For eleven years, from 1975 until 1986, Muruli Mukasa was a teacher; for the last two years he was the principal of the school where he taught. Since 1989, he has been a member of parliament, representing his home constituency. He was appointed Minister of Security in May 2011.
He replaced
Amama Mbabazi
John Patrick Amama Mbabazi, SC (simply known as Amama Mbabazi, born 16 January 1949) is a Ugandan politician who served as the ninth Prime Minister of Uganda from 24 May 2011 to 19 September 2014. He played an instrumental role in Uganda's pro ...
, who was appointed
Prime Minister of Uganda
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.
In addition to his docket of Security, Mukasa has served as
Minister for Kampala, before a substantive minister was appointed in 2011, and in 2014, when the line Minister,
Frank Tumwebaze
Frank Kagyigyi Tumwebaze is a Ugandan educator and politician of the National Resistance Movement political party. He is the Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, effective 8 June 2021.
He previously served as Minister of G ...
, took a leave of absence. In a cabinet reshuffle on 1 March 2015, he was transferred to the post of Minister of Gender and Social Issues, replacing
Mary Karooro Okurut
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, who was named Minister for Security.
On 6 June 2016, he was named Cabinet Minister for Public Service, in the cabinet list announced that day.
See also
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Cabinet of Uganda
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Parliament of Uganda
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Nakasongola District
Nakasongola District is a district in the Central Region of Uganda. The town of Nakasongola is the site of the district's administrative headquarters.
Location
Nakasongola District is bordered by Apac District to the north-west, Amolatar Dis ...
References
External links
Full of List of Ugandan Cabinet Ministers May 2011UPDF Ready To Shoot Down Sudan War Planes
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Living people
1952 births
Government ministers of Uganda
Makerere University alumni
Members of the Parliament of Uganda
People from Nakasongola District
Ganda people
National Resistance Movement politicians
21st-century Ugandan politicians