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