Adolf Kasaija Mwesige is a Uganda

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n lawyer

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 and politician

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. He is the current Minister for Local Government

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 in the Ugandan Cabinet

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. He has served in that position since February 2009. He is also the elected Member of Parliament for "Bunyangabu County", Kabarole District

Kabarole District

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, a position he has served in since 1996.

Education

Adolf Mwesige holds the degree of Bachelor of Laws

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 (LLB) from Makerere University

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. He also holds the Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice

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 from the Law Development Center

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 in Kampala

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. He holds a Diploma in International Law

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 from the Public Administration Promotion Center

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 in Berlin

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, Germany

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 and a Diploma in Human Rights Law from the United Nations Center for Human Rights

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, in Geneva

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, Switzerland

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. He is currently enrolled in the Master of Laws

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 (LLM) program at the University of London

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Work experience

Mwesige is enrolled as an Advocate of the High Court of Uganda since 1994. Between 1992 and 1996, he worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affaitrs, as a Foreign Service Officer, responsible for Legal and Consular Matters. Between 1996 and 2001, he worked as the Managing Partner at Mwesige, Egunyu & Company Advocates, a Ugandan Legal law firm. He was first elected to Parliament in 1996, to represent "Bunyangabu County" in Kabarole District

Kabarole District

Kabarole District is a district in Western Uganda. Kabarole District is part of the Kingdom of Toro, one of the traditional monarchies that are constitutionally recognised in modern-day Uganda. The kingdom is coterminus with Toro sub-region...

, a position he still holds, as of June 2011. Prior to 2009, Mwesige served as Minister for General Duties in the Office of the Prime Minister

Prime Minister of Uganda

-List of Prime Ministers of Uganda:-Affiliations:-See also:*Uganda*President of Uganda*Vice President of Uganda*Politics of Uganda*History of Uganda*Political parties of Uganda...

. In the cabinet reshuffle of 27 May 2011, Adolf Mwesige retained his Local Government portfolio.

Personal details

Adolf Mwesige is married. He is reported to have particular interest in community mobilization

Activism

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 and public interest litigation

Class action

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