Christopher Kibanzanga (born 22 January 1967[1]) is a Ugandan politician. He is the State Minister for Agriculture in the Ugandan Cabinet. He was appointed to that position on 6 June 2016, replacing Vincent Ssempijja, who became Cabinet Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries.[2] As of 2017, Kibanzanga is the serving Member of Parliament representing Bughendera County in Bundibugyo District.[1]
Kibanzanga was first elected to the Parliament of Uganda in 1996.[1][3] In 2001 he joined Reform Agenda, which later became Forum for Democratic Change,[3] before defecting in August 2015.[4][5] He has served as the Shadow Minister of Information and National Guidance[6] in the Parliament of Uganda and as Shadow minister for the Presidency and Anti-corruption;[7] in March 2010, he was the acting Leader of the Opposition.[8]
In 2011, having represented the constituency for ten years,[9] Kibanzanga chose not to stand again in Busongora South and ran instead for the district (LC 5) chairmanship, losing to incumbent Mawa Muhindo.[5] He belongs to National Resistance Movement political party.[10]
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- ^ Uganda State House (6 June 2016). "Museveni's new cabinet list At 6 June 2016" (PDF). Daily Monitor. Kampala. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ a b Kiggundu, Edris (27 January 2016). "Uganda: Ex-MP Kibanzanga - Why I Crossed From FDC to NRM". The Observer (Kampala). Archived from the original on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ "FDC's Christopher Kibanzanga crosses to NRM". NTV. September 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
- ^ a b Asiimwe, Wilson (1 September 2015). "Kibanzanga exits FDC". Uganda Election 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Hansard Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine for February 5, 2009
- ^ Ugandan opposition appeals for fewer presidential advisors. from BBC Monitoring International Reports, August 27, 2006 (archived at AccessMyLibrary.com)
- ^ Pile pressure on Museveni - opposition at the Daily Monitor, March 14, 2010
- ^ Lumu, David (1 September 2015). "FDC strongman joins NRM". New Vision. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ "Uganda: Ex-MP Kibanzanga - Why I Crossed From FDC to NRM - allAfrica.com". Archived from the original on 2017-10-30.
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