Jemma Nunu Kumba
Hon. Jemma Nunu Kumba (born 1966) is a South Sudanese politician. She is the current Minister of Gender, Child and Social Welfare of South Sudan. She founded the Sudan women Parliamentary Caucus in 2004 at the start of the comprehensive peace agreement. She was chosen by the SPLM as the speaker of the Revitalised Transitional National Legislative Assembly (R-TNLA). She became the first woman to preside over the parliament of South Sudan.
The Right Honorable Jemma Nunu Kumba | |
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| Speaker of the Transitional National Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2 August 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Obuch Ojok |
| Minister of Wildlife Conservation and Tourism | |
| In office 2015–2019 | |
| Preceded by | Betty Ogwaro |
| Succeeded by | Gabriel Changson Chang |
| Minister of Gender, Social Welfare, and Religious Affairs | |
| In office 2015–2015 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Makuei Lueth |
| Succeeded by | Rebecca Joshua Okwaci |
| Minister of Electricity, Dams, Irrigation and Water Resources | |
| In office 2013–2015 | |
| Minister of Housing, Physical Planning, and Environment | |
| In office 2010–2013 | |
| Governor of Western Equatoria | |
| In office 2008–2010 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Abu-John Kabbashi |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Bakosoro |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 8, 1966 Tambura County, Western Equatoria, Sudan |
| Political party | SPLM |
| Spouse | Festo Kumba |
| Children | 4 |
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