Education
An Iteso born near Soroti, Akello studied Social Administration and Social Work at Makarere University.
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Grace Akello
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Career
She worked as a magazine editor in Kenya and Tanzania before travelling to England in 1981 to be Assistant Editor at the Commonwealth Secretariat. She was the Minister of State for Northern Uganda Rehabilitation until losing her seat in 2006. She is currently the Uganda Ambassador to Italy.
Membership
In 1996 she became a member of the Parliament of Uganda, and in 1999 was appointed Minister for Gender, Labour and Social Development.
