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.
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Born | Uganda | 1 December 1975
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Occupation(s) | Educator and politician |
Years active | 2000—present |
Known for | Politics |
Title | Cabinet Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries |
Spouse | Florence Tumwebaze |
He previously served as Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development, in the Ugandan Cabinet. He was appointed to that position on 14 December 2019.
Before that, he was the Minister of Information Technology and Communications, from 6 June 2016 to 13 December 2019. He was Minister for the Presidency and Minister for the Kampala Capital City Authority between 2012 and 2016. He was automatically appointed Member of Parliament for Kibale County in Kamwenge District when the two other contestants for the seat withdrew under suspicious circumstances.