Joyce Rovincer Mpanga (née Masembe; 22 January 1934 – 18 November 2023) was a Ugandan politician and member of the Lukiiko from 2009. Mpanga was the Minister of Women in Development from 1988 to 1989 and the Minister of State for Primary Education from 1989 to 1992. Outside of the cabinet of Uganda, Mpanga was a Member of Parliament from 1996 to 2001 for Mubende District.
Joyce Mpanga | |
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| Member of the Lukiiko | |
| In office 2009–2023 | |
| Member of the Parliament of Uganda | |
| In office 1996–2001 | |
| Minister of State for Primary Education | |
| In office 1989–1992 | |
| Minister of Women in Development | |
| In office 1988–1989 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joyce Masembe 22 January 1934 Mityana, Protectorate of Uganda |
| Died | 18 November 2023 (aged 89) |
Early life and education
editMpanga was born on 22 January 1934 in Mityana, Uganda and attended Gayaza High School. After graduating from Makerere College in 1958, she went to the University of London for a Bachelor of Arts and Indiana University Bloomington for her Master of Science in 1962.[1]
Career
editMpanga began her career as a teacher at Makerere College in 1958 and deputy headmistress of Gayaza High School in 1962.[1] During her time in Makerere, Mpanga was elected onto the Uganda Legislative Council in 1960.[2] Mpanga left for England in exile a year after the 1966 attack of Lubiri and returned to Uganda in 1972.[1] While in England, she was an elementary school teacher.[3]
In 1988, Mpanga became Uganda's first Minister of Women in Development and was succeeded by Gertrude Byekwaso Lubega.[4] The following year, she was named Minister of State for Primary Education and held this position until 1991. Apart from serving in the cabinet of Uganda, Mpanga was also a Member of Parliament for the Mubende District from 1996 to 2001.[3] In between her political positions, she took part in the rewriting of the Constitution of Uganda in 1995.[5] In 2009, Mpanga became a member of the Lukiiko for Buwekula[6] and was a representative of women for Buganda's parliament since 2011.[7]
Personal life
editMpanga was married with two children.[8] Her grandson is a rapper and spoken word artist George the Poet.[9]
Mpanga died on 18 November 2023, at the age of 89.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b c Akyeampong, Emmanuel K.; Gates Jr., Henry Louis, eds. (2012). "Mpanga, Joyce Rovincer". Dictionary of African Biography. Vol. 4. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 270. ISBN 9780195382075.
- ^ Sheldon, Kathleen E. (2005). "Mpanga, Joyce R. (1934)". Historical Dictionary of Women in Sub-Saharan Africa. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 158. ISBN 0810853310.
- ^ a b Magoba, Brian (13 October 2012). "Joyce Mpanga: A quiet champion for women's rights". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ Tripp, Aili Mari (2000). Women and Politics in Uganda. Madison: University of Madison Press. pp. 87–88. ISBN 9780299164843.
- ^ Jennings, Rosalind (6 February 2008). "Ugandan women's right activist to speak on gender issues". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 7 July 2018.[dead link]
- ^ "FULL LIST OF BUGANDA LUKIIKO MEMBERS". The Observer (Uganda). 22 April 2009. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ "Representatives of different categories (Professionals)". Buganda Kingdom. Archived from the original on 14 October 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ Lubega, Henry (25 August 2013). "Being married to Buganda's attorney general forced Mpanga to flee country". Daily Monitor. Archived from the original on 8 March 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ George the Poet (31 December 2019). "31/12/2019". Today. Event occurs at 2:17:45. BBC Radio 4.
We're gonna meet my grandma, Joyce Mpanga, who was the first Women's Minister of Uganda.
- ^ "Former minister Joyce Mpanga dies at 89". Daily Express. 18 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.