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Hon. Edward
Bitanywaine Rugumayo, Professor 1999 Sept &endash; to date:
Cabinet Minister, Government of Uganda; currently
Minister of Tourism, Trade and Industry. 1996 Sept &endash; 1999
August: Uganda's First High Commissioner to South
Africa. 1995 July &endash; 1996 July:
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Chief
Technical Advisor on Environment,
Lesotho. 1992 June &endash; 1995 June:
Executive Director and Founder, EarthCare Africa, a
regional NGO based in Nairobi focusing on
environmental policy and advocacy.
Ruguwayo listed infrastructure, standards,
affordability and security as stumbling blocks in
many countries. But he also criticised diplomats
from developed countries who are overly quick to
issue travel cautionaries on slight pretext.
1991 May &endash; 1995
May:Senior Programme Coordinator, Environment
Liaison Centre (ELCI) &endash; a global coalition
of environment NGOs based in Nairobi. 1989 April &endash; 1991
April: Visiting UNDP/UNEP Professor of Environment
at Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya, Led a team of 12
consultants nd established the School of
Environmental Studies. 1981 &endash; 1989:Senior
Consultant on Environmental Education; Training and
Project design for UNEP, UNDP, UNESCO, World Bank
and many NGOs based in Nairobi. Visiting professor
at Oklahoma State University and Moscow State
University in environment. 1979 &endash; 1980: Chairman,
National Consultative Council, UNLF
Kampala 1973 &endash; 1979: Senior
Lecturer/Associate Professor and Head of Department
of Education, University of Zambia. 1971 &endash; 1973: Minister
of Education, Government of Uganda. Resigned in
protest at President Amin's violation of human
rights. 1970 &endash; 1971:Warden,
Mitchel Hall and Lecturer, Department of Education,
Makerere University. 1968 -1969: Senior Science
Inspector of Schools, Teacher
TrainingColleges. Between 1959 &endash; 1966:
Studied at university and taught in London Schools.
Qualifications:BSc (London
University) Diploma of Education (Liverpool
University) Certificate in Religious Studies
(Church of England). Publications:Over 40 per peer
reviewed papers in international and regional
journals in areas of biology, environment,
political economy and other fields. • Two books on
environment •Directed a film on
environmental achievements on rural people for the
Rio Earth Summit, 1992 • Co-edited 15
single-concept films in biology
education. Marital Status: Married to
Foibe Bategereize &endash; with five children and
several grand children. Hobbies: Farming, music,
outdoor life, writing. Born: 18th December
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