Christine Apolot is a Ugandan teacher and politician. She was the local counsel five(LC5) chair for Kumi District. She was elected to that position in June 2016. In 2021 she contested as the women's representative Member of Parliament for Kumi District under the National Resistance Movement party challenging Amoding Monicah.[1][2][3][4]
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| Occupation(s) | Teacher and politician |
| Known for | politics |
| Political party | National Resistance Movement |
Background and education
editApolot was born from Kumi District. She attained a first class degree in Education from Kumi University. She also has a Certificate in Administrative law from the Law Development Centre(LDC). As of March 2021, she is pursuing a post graduate degree in Public administration at Uganda Management Institute(UMI).[5]
Career
editApolot started her career as a secondary school teacher, then she joined politics in 2016 under the National Resistance Movement(NRM) party as the Local Council 5 chairperson (LC5) in Kumi District. She became not only the first woman to occupy the seat in teso sub-region but one of the three women nationally to become LC5 chairpersons in Uganda. Currently she is the Women's Representative Member of Parliament elect for Kumi District in Uganda's 11th parliament.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ "Parliament of Uganda". www.parliament.go.ug. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "Full List of Elected MPs in Uganda 2021". Daily Express Uganda. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ Independent, The (27 January 2021). "Court dismisses Kumi Woman MP vote recount application". The Independent Uganda. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "Apolot Christine - 2021 General Election - Visible Polls". visiblepolls.org. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ "Championing exemplary leadership has earned Apolot recognition". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "Full List: All 529 Members Of The 11th Parliament". Thecapitaltimes. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "Championing exemplary leadership has earned Apolot recognition". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
