| Patrick Birungi | |
| Birth Date: | 1 January 1968 |
| Birth Place: | Kabarole District, Uganda |
| Alma Mater: | Makerere University University of Pretoria |
| Occupation: | Economist, Academic and Corporate Executive |
| Years Active: | 1992 to present |
| Nationality: | Ugandan |
| Citizenship: | Uganda |
| Known For: | Economics |
| Executive Director Uganda Development Corporation | |
Patrick Bitonder Birungi is a Ugandan economist, academic and corporate executive, who serves as the executive director of Uganda Development Corporation (UDC), effective 4 April 2019.[1] UDC is a Uganda government-owned company, established in 1952, that is mandated to promote investment in the country and to manage government-owned investments in private businesses and industries.[2]
Birungi was born on 1 January 1968 in the Toro sub-region. After attending local primary schools, he enrolled into Nyakasura School, a mixed, boarding, middle, and high school in Fort Portal, Kabarole District, in the Western Region of Uganda. He graduated from Nyakasura with a High School Diploma.[3]
He obtained his first degree, a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, from Makerere University, the oldest and largest public university in Uganda. His second degree, a Master of Science in Economics was obtained from the University of Pretoria in South Africa. He also has a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Economics, also from the same university.[4]
Starting in the 1990s, Birungi worked as an economist in various roles, including with the National Drug Authority.[4] From 1992 until 2008, he lectured at Makerere University, rising to the position of Senior Lecturer, by the time he left. For a three year period, between 2007 and 2010, he was the National Economist for Uganda, at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).[3]
Prior to his current position, he spent nearly nine years at the National Planning Authority of Uganda, serving there as the Director of Development Planning.[3] [5] [6]
While there, he was directly involved in the formulation of the National Development Plan I (2010–2015) and the National Development Plan II (2015–2020).[7] [8]