Mary Karoro Okurut | |
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| Born | 8 December 1954 Bushenyi, Uganda |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Citizenship | Uganda |
| Alma mater | Makerere University (BA in English Literature) (MA in English Literature) (Diploma in Education) |
| Occupation(s) | Author, educator & politician |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Known for | Politics, Literature |
| Title | Cabinet Minister for General Duties in the Office of the Prime Minister of Uganda |
| Spouse | Stanislaus Okurut (?-2014) |
Mary Busingye Karoro Okurut (born 8 December 1954), more commonly known as Mary Karoro Okurut, is a Ugandan educator, author and politician. She is the former Cabinet Minister in Charge of General Duties in the Office of the Prime Minister, in the Ugandan Cabinet. She was appointed to that position on 6 June 2016.[1] Prior to that, from 1 March 2015 until 6 June 2016, she served as Cabinet Minister for National Security. She was appointed to that position on 1 March 2015, replacing Wilson Muruli Mukasa, who was appointed Minister of Gender and Social Issues.[2] Between 2012 and 2015, she served as the Minister of Gender and Social Issues in the Cabinet of Uganda. She was appointed to that position in 2012. She replaced Syda Bumba, who resigned from Cabinet. Mary Karoro Okurut also serves as the elected Member of Parliament for Bushenyi District Women's Constituency.[3] In the 2020 National resistance movement NRM party flag bearer elections, Karooro lost to Annet Katusiime Mugisha who was elected Bushenyi district woman member of parliament in the 2021 Uganda presidential and parliamentary elections.[4][5][6][7][8]
- ^ Uganda State House (6 June 2016). "Museveni's new cabinet list At 6 June 2016" (PDF). Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ^ Uganda State House (1 March 2015). "Full Cabinet List As At 1 March 2015" (PDF). Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ^ "Parliament of Uganda". www.parliament.go.ug. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ Reporter, NELSON MANDELA | PML Daily (4 September 2020). "CONFIRMED! Minister Karooro concedes defeat after being uprooted by Annet Mugisha". PML Daily. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Long-serving ministers lose NRM primary polls". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Big winners, losers in NRM primaries". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "BUSHENYI: Minister Karooro Defeated by Katusiime in NRM Primaries". ChimpReports. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Ministers lose miserably as voters seek new blood in NRM primaries". Nile Post. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2021.