James Mutende
James Shinyabulo Mutende | |
|---|---|
Academic | |
| Years active | 1987 — 2015 |
| Known for | Politics |
| Title | State Minister of Industry |
| Spouse | (Lydia Wanyoto Mutende) |
James Shinyabulo Mutende (26 February 1962 – 2 October 2015) was a Ugandan
Background and education
He was born in
Career
He began his career as a teaching assistant at Makerere in 1987, during his final undergraduate year, continuing in that role until 1989. From 1989 until 1994, he worked as a manager of one of the branches of then government-owned Uganda Commercial Bank. From 1988 until 2009, he worked with the Uganda Investment Authority as an Investment Officer. From 2003 until 2005, he pursued his doctorate in New York, while working part-time as an assistant professor of economics at The New School and concurrently carrying out financial development research at the United Nations offices in New York City.[2] In May 2011, he was named the State Minister of Industry and Technology.[4]
Personal life
Mutende came from a family of distinguished technocrats and politicians. His father Michael Mutende was the first Ugandan Town Clerk of Mbale Municipality, from 1964 until 1974. His uncle James Francis Wapakhabulo was Uganda's foreign minister at the time of his death in 2004. Mutende, a holder of a PhD in economics, was one of the three most highly educated ministers in Museveni's current government.[5]
See also
- Cabinet of Uganda
- Parliament of Uganda
- Government of Uganda
References
- ^ "Comprehensive List of New Cabinet Appointments & Dropped Ministers". Uganda State House. 27 May 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ^ a b c "Profile of James Shinyabulo Mutende, Ex-Officio Member of Parliament". Parliament of Uganda. 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ^ "State minister for industry Mutende dies". newvision.co.ug.
- ^ Kirunda, Abubaker (15 May 2014). "Uganda To Produce Cars by 2018". Daily Monitor (Kampala). Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ Nandudu, Prossy (2 September 2014). "Japan MPs Set Out To Promote Uganda's Tourism". New Vision (Kampala). Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.