Henry Oryem Okello
| Henry Oryem Okello | |
|---|---|
| Born |
21 January 1960 Uganda |
| Residence | Kampala, Uganda |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Citizenship | Uganda |
| Alma mater |
University of Buckingham (Bachelor of Laws) University of Southampton (Master of Laws) General Council of the Bar (Barrister-at-Law) |
| Occupation | Lawyer & Politician |
| Years active | 1988 — present |
| Known for | Politics |
| Home town | Kitgum |
| Title | State Minister for Foreign Affairs (International Affairs) |
Henry Oryem Okello is a Ugandan lawyer and politician. He is the current State Minister for Foreign Affairs (International Affairs). He was appointed to that position in 2004. In the cabinet reshuffles of 1 June 2006, that of 16 February 2009, and that of 27 May 2011, he retained his cabinet post. He has previously served as State Minister for Sports, from 2001 until 2005. He also serves as the elected Member of Parliament for "Chua County", Kitgum District.
He was born in Chwa County in Kitgum District on 21 January 1960. His late father is General Tito Lutwa Okello (1914–1996), who served as President of Uganda between July 1985 and January 1986.
Oryem Okello holds the degree of Bachelor of Laws with Honors, from the University of Buckingham in the United Kingdom, obtained in 1985. He also holds the degree of Master of Laws, from the University of Southampton, also in the UK, obtained in 1989. He was a practicing Barrister-at-Law in Britain, before he left to join Uganda's politics in 2001.
He practiced as a legal executive between 1988 and 2000, in the United Kingdom. In 2001, he was elected to represent Chwa County, Kitgum District, in the Ugandan Parliament, serving continuously in that position until 2006. He was appointed Minister of State for Education and Sports, responsible for sports, serving in that capacity concurrent with his parliamentary responsibilities, until 2005. In 2005 he was appointed to his current ministerial position. Between 2001 and 2005, he served as the Anglophone Vice President, Supreme Council for Sports in Africa.
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