Crispus Kiyonga
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Crispus Walter Kiyonga is a Uganda
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
n physician
Physician
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and politician
Politician
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. He is the current Minister of Defence, a position he has held since 2006. Prior to that, he was Minister Without Portfolio in the Office of the President
President of Uganda
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from 2005 until 2006. He is also the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bukonjo County West, Kasese District
Kasese District
Kasese District is a district in Western Uganda. Like most other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Kasese, where the district headquarters are located.-Location:Kasese District is located along the Equator...
, in the Ugandan Parliament. In the cabinet reshuffle of May 2011, he retained his Defense portfolio.
History
Crispus Kiyonga was born in Kasese DistrictKasese District
Kasese District is a district in Western Uganda. Like most other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Kasese, where the district headquarters are located.-Location:Kasese District is located along the Equator...
in western Uganda
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
in 1952. Between 1959 and 1966, he attended Bwera Primary School, in Bwera
Mpondwe
-Location:Mpondwe is located in the Rwenzori Mountains, in Kasese District, Western Uganda. The town lies at the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Bwera is another settlement to the immediate east of Mpondwe border crossing...
, a few kilometers from the Ugandan border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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. During 1967 through 1970, he attended Nyakasura High School from S1 to S4. He studied for his S5 and S6 at Kings College Budo from 1971 to 1972.
From 1973 through 1978, he attended Makerere University School of Medicine
Makerere University School of Medicine
Makerere University School of Medicine , also known as Makerere University Medical School is the school of medicine of Makerere University, Uganda's oldest university. The medical school is the oldest medical school in Eastern Africa, having been part of the Makerere University, since 1924...
where he obtained his first medical degree, the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) in 1978. Later, in 2004, he obtained a Master of Health Science
Master of Health Science
The Master of Health Science degree is a specialized master’s degree. Depending on the department and specific area of study, the MHS degree provides opportunities for advanced study and research or prepares individuals to begin or advance their careers as public health professionals...
(MHS
MHS
MHS may refer to:*Air Memphis, and Egyptian airline that uses the ICAO-Code MHS*Malignant hyperthermia syndrome, a condition that is triggered by exposure to drugs used for general anaesthesia*Master of Health Science, a graduate degree program...
) with specialization in Population Dynamics from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health.
During the first post-Idi Amin
Idi Amin
Idi Amin Dada was a military leader and President of Uganda from 1971 to 1979. Amin joined the British colonial regiment, the King's African Rifles in 1946. Eventually he held the rank of Major General in the post-colonial Ugandan Army and became its Commander before seizing power in the military...
national elections in Uganda in 1980, Kiyonga participated as a candidate on the Uganda Patriotic Movement
Uganda Patriotic Movement
The Uganda Patriotic Movement is a defunct political party in Uganda. It was founded by Yoweri Museveni and participated in the December 1980 general elections, which were won by Milton Obote's Uganda People's Congress...
(UPM
UPM
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) platform. He won in his constituency, making him the only UPM
UPM
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candidate who won during those elections. He joined the National Resistance Movement
National Resistance Movement
The National Resistance Movement , commonly referred to as the Movement, is a political organization in Uganda.Until a referendum in 2005, Uganda held elections on a non-party basis. The NRM dominates parliament, however, and is expected to continue to do so. The presidential elections of 12 March...
(NRM), during their struggle against the second Milton Obote
Milton Obote
Apolo Milton Obote , Prime Minister of Uganda from 1962 to 1966 and President of Uganda from 1966 to 1971, then again from 1980 to 1985. He was a Ugandan political leader who led Uganda towards independence from the British colonial administration in 1962.He was overthrown by Idi Amin in 1971, but...
regime, from 1981 until 1986.
From 1986 when the NRM
NRM
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assumed power in Uganda, until 2006 when he was appointed Defence minister
Defence minister
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, Crispus Kiyonga has held several cabinet and non-cabinet posts in the Uganda Government:
- 1986 - 1986: Minister for Cooperatives & Marketing
- 1986 - 1992: Minister of Finance - Credited with the establishment of Uganda Revenue AuthorityUganda Revenue AuthorityThe Uganda Revenue Authority ' was set up by an Act of Parliament in 1991. The URA has head offices in Kampala and operates over a dozen main branch offices throughout the country...
(URA) - 1994 - 1996: Minister of Internal Affairs
- 1996 - 2001: Minister of Health - Credited with efficient handling of EbolaEbolaEbola virus disease is the name for the human disease which may be caused by any of the four known ebolaviruses. These four viruses are: Bundibugyo virus , Ebola virus , Sudan virus , and Taï Forest virus...
outbreak in GuluGuluGulu is a city in Northern Uganda. It is the commercial and administrative centre of Gulu District. The city is located at 2˚46'48N 32˚18'00E, on the metre gauge railway from Tororo to Pakwach. Gulu is located approximately , by road, north of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city...
in 2000. Chairman Global Fund. - 2001 - 2006: Minister without PortfolioMinister without PortfolioA minister without portfolio is either a government minister with no specific responsibilities or a minister that does not head a particular ministry...
in the Office of the PresidentPresident of Uganda-List of Presidents of Uganda:-Affiliations:-See also:*Uganda*Vice President of Uganda*Prime Minister of Uganda*Politics of Uganda*History of Uganda*Political parties of Uganda...
and National Political Commissar (NPC). - 2006 - Date: Minister of Defense
Between 1992 and 1994, Kiyonga left the government temporarily to serve as a consultant with the World Bank
World Bank
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and the African Development Bank
African Development Bank
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. He returned to active politics in 1994 when he was elected to the Constituent Assembly
Constituent assembly
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that drew up the 1995 Uganda Constitution
Constitution of Uganda
The Constitution of Uganda is the supreme law of Uganda. The current constitution was adopted on October 8, 1995. It sanctions a republican form of government with a powerful president. 2005 amendments removed presidential term limits and legalized a multi-party political system.-External links:*...
. He continues to represent his constituency, "Bukonjo County West", in the Ugandan Parliament.