Crispus Kiyonga

Crispus Kiyonga
Kiyonga in 2015
Born (1952-09-19) 19 September 1952 (age 72)
Uganda
NationalityUgandan
CitizenshipUganda
EducationMakerere University
(Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery)
Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
(Master of Health Science in Population Dynamics)
Occupation(s)Physician, politician
Years active1980 — present
Known forPolitics
TitleUganda's Ambassador to China
Ugandan Defence Minister Dr Crispus Kiyonga arrives in Mogadishu

Crispus Walter Kiyonga (born 19th September 1952 is a Ugandan physician, politician and career diplomat, He is also the current Chancellor of the Makerere University, [1]the largest public university of Uganda, He also served as Uganda's Ambassador to China, based in Beijing.[2] He previously served as the Minister of Defence in the Cabinet of Uganda from 2006 to 2016.[3]

Prior to that, he was Minister Without Portfolio in the Office of the President from 2005 to 2006. During the cabinet reshuffles of 16 February 2009,[4] 27 May 2011,[5] and 1 March 2015,[6] he retained his cabinet post. In 2016, he lost the Member of Parliament (MP) seat for Bukonjo County West to Robert Katusabe, Kasese District, in the Ugandan Parliament.[7]

  1. ^ "Professor Barnabas Nawangwe | Makerere University- Governance". governance.mak.ac.ug. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
  2. ^ "Kiyonga presents credentials to China President Xi Jinping". The Independent (Uganda). Kampala. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  3. ^ Mukasa, Henry (2 June 2006). "Ministries Allocated". New Vision. Kampala. Archived from the original (Archived from the original on 11 December 2014) on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Full Cabinet List As At 18 February 2009". New Vision. Kampala. 18 February 2009. Archived from the original (Archived from the original on 15 February 2015) on 13 February 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Comprehensive List of New Cabinet Appointments & Dropped Ministers". Facebook.com. 27 May 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Full Cabinet List As At 1 March 2015" (PDF). Daily Monitor. Kampala. 1 March 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 July 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  7. ^ Walubiri, Moses; Karugaba, Mary (11 January 2013). "Defence Minister Kiyonga Tells MPs to 'Behave'". New Vision. Kampala. Archived from the original on 9 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.