Sandy Stevens Tickodri-Togboa
Sandy Stevens Tickodri-Togboa | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sandy Stevens Tickodri-Togboa 29 October 1949 Arua, Uganda |
| Title | State Minister for Higher Education and Technology |
| Spouse | Edith Natukunda-Togboa[1] |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Makerere University |
Sandy Stevens Tickodri-Togboa (born 29 October 1949) is a Ugandan academic and politician. From 2015 to 2016, he was State Minister for Higher Education and Technology in the Cabinet of Uganda. He was appointed to that position on 1 March 2015, replacing John Chrysostom Muyingo;[2] in the reshuffle of June 2016, however, he was not reappointed.[3] As a cabinet minister, he was also an ex officio member of parliament.[4] Before his ministerial appointment, he was a deputy vice chancellor at Makerere University, the oldest and largest of the eight public universities in Uganda.[4][5]
Background and education
[edit]Tickodri-Togboa was born in Oduluba Village, approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi), east of downtown Arua. His mother died when he was three years old. His father, a construction worker, remarried after Togboa's mother died. Tickodri-Togboa attended Arua Junior School for his middle school studies[1] He attended Nyakasura School before joining Nairobi University, where he studied electrical engineering. Later, he obtained a Master of Science from Makerere University and a doctorate from the University of Odesa in Ukraine.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Kasyate, Simon (8 June 2014). "Prof, Tickodri: From electric shocks to making electric cars". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ Uganda State House (1 March 2015). "Full Cabinet List As At 1 March 2015" (PDF). Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ Businge, Conan (27 June 2016). "Janet Museveni takes over education ministry". New Vision. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ a b Our Reporter (7 May 2015). "Hon. Tickodri-Togboa takes oath". The Red Pepper. Kampala. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ Nalugo, Mercy (2 March 2015). "Museveni Reshuffles Cabinet". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 6 January 2016.