Peace Mutuuzo
| Peace Mutuuzo | |
|---|---|
| Born |
2 May 1975 Kabarole District, Uganda |
| Residence | Kampala, Uganda |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Citizenship | Uganda |
| Alma mater |
Bishop Stuart University (Diploma in Secondary Education) Makerere University (Bachelor of Environmental Science) Uganda Management Institute (Master of Public Administration and Management) |
| Occupation | Politician and Environmentalist |
| Years active | 2006 — present |
| Known for | Politics |
| Home town | Fort Portal |
| Title | State Minister for Gender and Culture |
Peace Regis Mutuuzo is a Ugandan politician. She is the Minister of State for Gender and Culture in the Ugandan Cabinet. She was appointed to that position on 6 June 2016.[1]
Background and education
She was born in on 2 May 1975, in Rwimi sub-county, Bunyangabu county, in Kabarole District, in the Western Region of Uganda. She studied at St. Peter and Paul Primary School, Katikamu SDA Secondary School and at Mpanga Secondary School in Fort Portal. She was the head-girl while at Mpanga.[2]
She attended National Teachers College Kakoba (NTCK), now a component of Bishop Stuart University in Mbarara, graduating with a Diploma in Secondary Education. She served as the president of the students' guild at NTCK, while there.[2]
She then joined Makerere University, the oldest public university in Uganda, graduating with a Bachelor of Environmental Science. Later, she obtained a Master of Public Administration and Management from Uganda Management Institute in Kampala.[2]
Career
Prior to joining active politics, she worked in the Office of the President, as the Private Secretary to the President of Uganda. In 2016, she contested for the position of Woman Representative for Kabarole District, but was defeated in the primary elections of the National Resistance Movement political party.[2][3] On 6 June 2016, she was appointed State Minister for Gender and Culture.[4]
One of the first asks she has embarked on in her new ministerial post is the problem sexual violence.[5] Another item on he agenda is the planned re-development, expansion and renovation of the National Theater, which was built in 1959 and in now too small to accommodate large audiences.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ Uganda State House (6 June 2016). "Museveni's new cabinet list At 6 June 2016" (PDF). Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 Pius Opae Papa (31 August 2015). "Museveni private secretary for Kabarole Woman MP". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ↑ Monitor Team (8 June 2016). "Who are the new faces in Museveni's Cabinet?: Mutuuzo Peace - State Minister for Gender and Culture". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ↑ Uganda State House (6 June 2016). "Uganda's New Cabinet As At 6 June 2016". Scribd.com. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ↑ Ultimate Multimedia (21 September 2016). "Great lakes region urged to tackle sexual violence- Gender minister Peace Mutuuzo". Kampala: Weinformers.com. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ↑ BGA (29 August 2016). "Uganda National Theater Not for Sale – Government". Business Guide Africa (BGA). Retrieved 1 November 2016.