Jimmy Uguro Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Jimmy Uguro
Office:Minister of Education of Papua New Guinea
Governor General:Bob Dadae
Primeminister:James Marape
Term Start:20 December 2020
Term End:6 February 2024
Predecessor:Joseph Yopyyopy
Death Place:Wewak, Papua New Guinea
Party:National Alliance Party
Pangu Pati

Jimmy Uguro (died 6 February 2024) was a Papua New Guinean politician. He served as Minister of Education from 2020 until his death in 2024.

Biography

Political career

In 1995, Uguro obtained a primary school teaching diploma after training at the Madang School Teachers Training College. In 2001, he obtained a teaching degree at the University of Goroka, followed by a master's degree in this field at Divine Word University in Madang in 2005.[1] He worked in the public administration of the Madang Province before entering politics.

Uguro entered the National Parliament as a deputy for the Usino-Bundi constituency in the 2017 elections, as a member of the National Alliance Party. He served as Deputy Minister of Mines from June 2019 to December 2020, after which he became a member of Pangu Pati. In December 2020, he was promoted to Minister of Education. He was reappointed to this position after the 2022 elections.[2]

Death

Uguro died in Wewak on 6 February 2024.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hon. Jimmy Uguro, MP. National Parliament of Papua New Guinea.
  2. Web site: PNG Government Cabinet announced. Papua New Guinea Today. 23 August 2022.
  3. Web site: Another Member of PNG Parliament Dies. PNG Facts. 6 February 2024.