Crispus Kiyonga
Crispus Kiyonga | |
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Kiyonga in 2015 | |
| Born | 19 September 1952 |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Citizenship | Uganda |
| Education | Makerere University (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) Johns Hopkins School of Public Health (Master of Health Science in Population Dynamics) |
| Occupation(s) | Physician, politician |
| Years active | 1980 — present |
| Known for | Politics |
| Title | Uganda's Ambassador to China |
Crispus Walter Kiyonga (born 19 September 1952) is a Ugandan medical doctor, politician and career diplomat. He is the current Chancellor of the Makerere University, the largest public university of Uganda. He served as Uganda's Ambassador to China. He previously served as the Minister of Defence in the Cabinet of Uganda from 2006 to 2016.
Prior to that, he was Minister Without Portfolio in the Office of the President from 2005 to 2006. During the cabinet reshuffles of 16 February 2009, 27 May 2011, and 1 March 2015, he retained his cabinet post. In 2016, he lost the Member of Parliament (MP) seat for Bukonjo County West to Robert Katusabe, Kasese District, in the Ugandan Parliament.