Crispus Kiyonga | |
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![]() Kiyonga in 2015 | |
Born | |
Nationality | Ugandan |
Citizenship | Uganda |
Education | Makerere University (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) Johns Hopkins School of Public Health (Master of Health Science in Population Dynamics) |
Occupation(s) | Physician, politician |
Years active | 1980 — present |
Known for | Politics |
Title | Uganda's Ambassador to China |
Crispus Walter Kiyonga (born 19 September 1952) is a Ugandan medical doctor, politician and career diplomat. He is the current Chancellor of the Makerere University,[1] the largest public university of Uganda. He served as Uganda's Ambassador to China.[2] He previously served as the Minister of Defence in the Cabinet of Uganda from 2006 to 2016.[3]
Prior to that, he was Minister Without Portfolio in the Office of the President from 2005 to 2006. During the cabinet reshuffles of 16 February 2009,[4] 27 May 2011,[5] and 1 March 2015,[6] he retained his cabinet post. In 2016, he lost the Member of Parliament (MP) seat for Bukonjo County West to Robert Katusabe, Kasese District, in the Ugandan Parliament.[7]