Patrick Birungi
{{short description|Ugandan economist}}
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| name = Patrick Birungi
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|1|1|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Kabarole District, Uganda
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| alma_mater = Makerere University
{{small|Bachelor of Arts in Economics}}
University of Pretoria
{{small|Master of Science in Economics}}
{{small|Doctor of Philosophy in Economics}}
| occupation = Economist, Academic and Corporate Executive
| years_active = 1992 to present
| nationality = Ugandan
| citizenship = Uganda
| known_for = Economics
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| title = Executive Director
Uganda Development Corporation
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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.{{cite web| title=Uganda Development Corporation gets new boss | url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Uganda-Development-Corporation-gets-new-boss/688334-5056542-x9y6gcz/index.html | date=4 April 2019 |access-date=4 April 2019 |newspaper=Daily Monitor |author=Ismail Musa Ladu |location=Kampala}} 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.{{cite web|date=13 October 2015 | url=http://www.the-report.com/reports/uganda/pearl-of-africa-shines/interview-with-fred-ogene-ceo-of-uganda-development-corporation/ | title=Interview with Fred Ogene, CEO of Uganda Development Corporation |publisher=Thereport.com |author=The Report Company |access-date=4 April 2019 |location=London}}
Early life and education
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-birungi-90929139 |title=Patrick Birungi: Uganda |date=2019 | access-date=4 April 2019 |publisher=Linkedin.com | author=Patrick Birungi}}
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.{{cite web|title=Patrick Birungi's Research While Affiliated With National Drug Authority, Uganda And Other Places |url=https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/48866255_Patrick_Birungi |access-date=4 April 2019 |date=2019 |author=Researchgate}}
Career
Starting in the 1990s, Birungi worked as an economist in various roles, including with the National Drug Authority. 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).
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.{{cite web|date=20 February 2019 |access-date=4 April 2019 | url=https://www.independent.co.ug/experts-call-for-balanced-investment-in-infrastructure/ |title=Experts call for balanced investment in infrastructure |newspaper=The Independent (Uganda) |author=The Independent |location=Kampala}}{{cite web |date=25 July 2016 | url=https://clubrunner.blob.core.windows.net/00000009165/en-ca/files/homepage/development-planning-in-uganda/Development-Planning-in-Uganda--Rotary-club-1.pdf |title=Development Planning in Uganda |publisher=Clubrunner.blob.core.windows.net |
access-date=6 April 2019 | first=Patrick |last=Birungi}}
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).{{cite web| url=https://www.busiweek.com/why-uganda-cant-attain-middle-income-status-by-2020/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726222447/http://www.busiweek.com/why-uganda-cant-attain-middle-income-status-by-2020/ | url-status=usurped | archive-date=26 July 2018 |title=Why Uganda Can't Attain Middle Income Status By 2020 |newspaper=East Africa Business Week | date=19 July 2018 |access-date=4 April 2019 |last=Tentena | first=Paul |location=Kampala}}{{cite web| url=https://ugandaradionetwork.com/story/we-need-to-focus-on-implementation-national-planning-authority |title=We Need to Focus On Implementation: National Planning Authority |
publisher=Uganda Radio Network |date=1 April 2014 |
access-date=4 April 2019 |author=Agather Atuhaire | location=Kampala}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.mtic.go.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=36&Itemid=184 Uganda Development Corporation Internet Portal]
- [https://www.softpower.ug/poor-fiscal-discipline-and-prioritization-affecting-ugandas-growth-kisamba-mugerwa/ Poor Fiscal Discipline And Prioritization Affecting Uganda's Growth -Kisamba Mugerwa] As at 21 July 2018.
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