Elioda Tumwesigye
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(Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery)
Case Western Reserve University
(Master of Science in epidemiology)
Elioda Tumwesigye | |
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| Born | 5 April 1964 Sheema District, Uganda |
| Citizenship | Uganda |
| Alma mater | Makerere University (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) Case Western Reserve University (Master of Science in epidemiology) |
| Occupations | Physician, Epidemiologist, Politician |
| Years active | since 1990 |
| Known for | Politics |
| Title | Cabinet Minister |
| Spouse | Justine Tumwesigye |
Elioda Tumwesigye (born 6 April 1964) is a Ugandan politician, physician, and epidemiologist who served as Minister of Health in the Cabinet of Uganda from March 2015 until June 2016.[1]
Tumwesigye is the elected member of parliament representing Sheema North in Sheema District.[2]
From 25 July 2013 to 28 February 2015, he served as State Minister for Health (General Duties).[3] He was promoted to minister of health on 1 March 2015,[4] taking a slot left vacant since 18 September 2014.[5] Tumwesigye also served as Minister of Science, Technology & Innovation from June 2016 to May 2021.[6]
Tumwesigye was born in Sheema District on 5 April 1964 to Yekonia and Edinance Kasyamutwe. He was their second child. He completed his O-levels at Ntare School (graduating in 1981) and for A-Levels there as Head Boy,graduating in 1984 as Uganda's third-top student. He earned a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) degree from Makerere University in 1990. While attending Makerere, he started the Sheema University Student's Association, which was still active as of March 2015. He was also elected health secretary of University Hall, a men's hall of residence at Makerere. In 1997, he obtained a Master of Science in epidemiology from Case Western Reserve University.[7]
Early career
From 1990 until 2001, he worked as a medical officer at the Uganda Ministry of Health, serving in the Epidemiology Studies Unit during the last four years. In 2001, he contested the parliamentary seat of Sheema County North, in Sheema District, on the National Resistance Movement political party ticket. He won and was re-elected in 2006 and 2011.[7] In 2021, he stood for member parliament for Sheema North but lost.[8]