Jimmy Uguro

In 1995, Uguro obtained a primary school teaching diploma after training at the Madang School Teachers Training College. In 2001, he obtained a teaching degree at the University of Goroka, followed by a master's degree in this field at Divine Word University in Madang in 2005.^[1] He worked in the public administration of the Madang Province before entering politics.^[1]

Uguro entered the National Parliament as a deputy for the Usino-Bundi constituency in the 2017 elections, as a member of the National Alliance Party. He served as Deputy Minister of Mines from June 2019 to December 2020, after which he became a member of Pangu Pati. In December 2020, he was promoted to Minister of Education.^[1] He was reappointed to this position after the 2022 elections.^[2]

Uguro died in Wewak on 6 February 2024.^[3]

• List of members of the Papua New Guinean Parliament who died in office