| Jessica Eriyo | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 August 1969 Uganda |
| Residence | Arusha, Tanzania |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Ethnicity | Madi |
| Citizenship | Uganda |
| Education | Bachelor of Arts in Social Science (BA) Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda Diploma in Education (Dip.Ed) Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda Master of Arts in Development Studies (MA) Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda |
| Occupation | Deputy Secretary General for Productive & Social Sectors at the East African Community |
| Years active | 1994 — present |
| Known for | Politics |
| Home town | Adjumani |
| Religion | Christian |
Jessica Eriyo, sometimes spelled Jesca Eriyo, is a Ugandan educator, social worker, politician and diplomat. Currently, she serves as the Deputy Secretary General of the East African Community, (EAC), responsible for Productive & Social Sectors. She was appointed to that position on 30th April 2012. She will serve a three-year term, renewable once. She replaced Beatrice Kiraso, another Ugandan, who served in that position between April 2006 and April 2012.[1]
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Background[edit]
She was born in Adjumani District on August 26, 1969.[2]
Education[edit]
Jessica Eriyo holds the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Social Science (BSc) and the Diploma in Education. She also holds two certificate; a Certificate in Project Planning and Management and a Certificate in Computer Science. She is currently enrolled in the Master of Arts degree in Development Studies.[3]
Work experience[edit]
In 1994, she worked as a high school teacher at Kololo Senior Secondary School in Kololo, an affuluent suburb of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in that country.[4] Between 1998 and 1999, she was a teacher at Our Lady Consolata Senior Secondary School. She served as the District Population Officer in Adjumani District, from 1999 until 2001. She entered politics in 2001, contesting for the parliamentary seat of Adjumani District Women's Representative. She won and was again re-elected in 2006 on the National Resistance Movement political party ticket.[5] In 2006 she was appointed State Minister for the Environment, serving in that capacity until she was dropped from the cabinet in a cabinet reshuffle on 27 May 2011. Also on 18 March 2007, she lost her parliamentary seat to Jesca Ababiku, an Independent, who is the incumbent MP.[6]
In April 2012, Jessica Eriyo was appointed Deputy Secretary General for Productive and Social Sectors at the East African Community, a position she will serve in for three years and to which she may be reappointed once only.[7][8]
Former political appointments[edit]
She served as the State Minister for the Environment in the Ugandan Cabinet, from 2006 until 2011.[9] In the cabinet reshuffle of 27 May 2011, she was dropped from the cabinet and was replaced by Flavia Munaaba.[10] She also served as the elected Member of Parliament representing Adjumani District Women's Constituency, from 2001 until 2011. In the 2011 national elections, she lost to Jesca Ababiku, an Independent candidate, who is the incumbent MP.[11]
Personal details[edit]
She is a member of the National Resistance Movement political party. She is single. Her interests include debating, sports, music, dance and cinema. She is deputy Secretary general- Productive and social sectors
External links[edit]
- Website of the Parliament of Uganda
- Full Ministerial Cabinet List, June 2006
- Full Ministerial Cabinet List, February 2009
- Full Ministerial Cabinet List, May 2011
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Jessica Eriyo Appointed Deputy Secretary General (Productive & Social Sectors) of the East African Community
- ^ Jessica Eriyo was Born in August 1969
- ^ The Academic Record of Jessica Eriyo
- ^ Jessica Eriyo Taught At Kololo Senior Secondary School
- ^ The Work History of Jessica Eriyo
- ^ Court Throws Out Jessica Eriyo's Recount Petition
- ^ Eriyo Appointed Deputy Secretary General, EAC
- ^ Jessica Eriyo Is Deputy Secretary General of East African Community
- ^ Jessica Eriyo Appointed State Minister for the Environment In June 2006
- ^ Museveni Names New Cabinet, May 2011
- ^ Jessica Eriyo Lost Adjumani Women's Seat To Jesca Ababiku In March 2011
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