Background

Rugunda, Ruhakana was born on November 7, 1947 in Kabale, Uganda.

Education

Attended, Busoga College, Mwiri, 1968. Attended, Makerere University College, Kampala, 1973. Doctor of Medicine, University Zambia, 1975.

Master in Public Health, University California, Berkeley, 1978. Student in pediatrics, University Nairobi, Kenya, 1982—1984.

Career

Junior resident medical officer University Zambia Teaching Hospital, 1975-1976, senior resident medical officer, 1976-1977. Medical officer United Nations Institute for Nambia, 1976-1977. Resident medical officer pediatrics division District of Columbia General Hospital, Washington, 1978-1979.

Deputy minister health Government of Uganda, 1979—1980. Physician Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya, 1980-1985. Minister health Government of Uganda, 1986—1988, minister works, transport and communications, 1988—1994.

Member of Parliament, Kabale Municipality National Assembly, Uganda, 1989—2001. Minister foreign affairs Government of Uganda, 1994—1996, minister information, 1996—1998, minister for presidency, 1998—2001, minister water and environment, 2001—2003, minister internal affairs, 2003—2009, Ugandan ambassador, permanent representative to the United Nations, since 2009. Past president governing council United Nations Environment Programme.

Past president African Ministerial Conference on the Environment.

Achievements

• Ruhakana Rugunda has been listed as a noteworthy Ugandan government official by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Deputy minister health Government Uganda, 1979-1980. Member National Resistance Movement, 1980-1985. Minister health Government Uganda, 1986-1988, minister works, transport and communications, since 1988, minister foreign affairs, 1994-1996, minister information, since 1996.

Connections

Married Joselyn Rugunda. 4 children.

Spouse:

Joselyn Rugunda