Cecilia Ogwal
| Cecilia Ogwal | |
|---|---|
| Born |
12 June 1946 Dokolo, Uganda |
| Residence | Kampala, Uganda |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Citizenship | Uganda |
| Alma mater |
University of Nairobi (BCom) Uganda Management Institute (Cert.Hum.Res.Mgmnt) |
| Occupation | Politician & Businesswoman |
| Years active | 1970 – present |
| Known for | Politics |
| Home town | Dokolo |
| Title | Member of Parliament Dokolo District Women's Constituency |
| Spouse(s) | Lameck Ogwal |
Cecilia Barbara Atim Ogwal, commonly known as Cecilia Ogwal, is a Ugandan politician, businesswoman and management consultant. She is the Member of Parliament for the Dokolo District Women's Constituency. She has been a member of Uanda's legislature, continuously since 1996.
She was born in Dokolo District, Northern Uganda, on 12 June 1946. She attended local schools in Uganda. In 1967, at the age of 21, she was admitted to the University of East Africa in Nairobi, (it is now known as the University of Nairobi), to study for he degree of Bachelor of Commerce. She graduated from Nairobi University in 1970. She also holds the Certificate in Human Resources Management from what was then called the Institute of Public Administration, but is now known as Uganda Management Institute. She holds two other certificates; one in Christian Based Values from the Haggai Institute, Singapore, and the other in Public Private Partnership (PPP), from Australia.
From 1979 until 1980, she worked at the Uganda Embassy in Kenya, as the Liaison Officer for Returning Ugandan Refugees. From 1980 until 1981, she worked as the Operations Manager at the Uganda Advisory Board of Trade. In 1982, she was one of the founders of Housing Finance Bank, working there until 1984. She served as the Chairperson of Uganda Development Bank, from 1981 until 1986.
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