Wilson Muruli Mukasa (born 5 July 1952) is a

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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

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for Budyebo County in

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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

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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,

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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

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, who was appointed

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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,

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, 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 Mary Busingye Karooro Okurut (born 8 December 1954), more commonly known as Mary Karooro Okurut, is a Ugandan educator, author and politician. She is the former Cabinet Minister in Charge of General Duties in the Office of the Prime Minister, i ...

, 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.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mukasa, Wilson Muruuli 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

Background and education

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