Lillian Aber

Lillian Aber
Honorable
Hon. Lillian Aber
Member of Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office
17 May 2021 (2021-05-17)
Personal details
Born
Lillian Aber

08 August 1987 (1987-08-08) (age 37)
Kitgum District
NationalityUgandan
Political partyNational Resistance Movement
ResidenceKitgum District
Alma mater(Makerere University)
(Literature and Communication)
(Master of Business Administration of Oil and Gas)
(Uganda Christian University)
Honorary Doctorate(PhD)
(Zoe Life Theological College U.S.A).
OccupationPolitician, Public Administrator
Known forPublic Administration, leadership, Politics

Lillian Aber is a Ugandan politician and public administrator who serves as the women representative for Kitgum District in the eleventh Parliament of Uganda.

In 2024, Aber was appointed by President Yoweri Museveni as State Minister for Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees Affairs in the office of the Prime Minister.[1][2][3]

Education

In 2016, Aber earned a bachelor's degree in Literature and Communication from Makerere University.[4] She also earned a Master of Business Administration of Oil and Gas from Uganda Christian University in 2018 and another master’s degree in Public Administration and Management from Makerere University in 2019. Aber was also awarded an Honorary PhD from Zoe Life Theological College in the United States of America [1].[5]

Career

Aber's involvement in politics began at Makerere University. As a freshman, she won the election to become Guild Representative Councillor (GRC) of the School of Arts in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. She was then appointed as a Guild Minister by the Guild President, Anna Ebaju Adeke that year. As a sophomore, she stood for the guild presidency on the Forum For Democratic Change party ticket, but lost to Bwowe Ivan, who later appointed her as Guild Vice President.[6]

While Guild Vice President, she made a bid for the presidency of the Uganda National Students Union (UNSA)[7] which she won in 2015, replacing Matanda Abubaker (the UNSA President from 2013 to 2014).[8][9] Aber later moved from the Forum For Democratic Change party to the National Resistance Movement party[10] when standing for the position of Chairperson of the National Youth Council. She was elected to this position in November 2015, polling 119 votes ahead of George Abudul who polled 105 votes.[11][5]

Aber is a senior presidential advisor on youth[12] and a UN youth delegate.[13][14] Aber also is a former Commonwealth students association representative in charge of partnerships and advocacy.[5] In 2018, Aber joined the Uganda constitutional review team.[12][15] In 2016 she had unsuccessfully stood for the East African Legislative Assembly(EALA).[16]

In January 2021, Aber won the women's representative seat for Kitgum District.[17][18] In the 2021 general election, Aber won with 41,192 votes against Roselyn Alanyo Olobo of the Uganda People's Congress and Norah Odokorach, an independent candidate.[17] [19]

Personal life

She is also the founder and director of Laber Foundation, a non-governmental charity organisation based in Kitgum.

References

  1. ^ Nzito, Arafat (2024-03-22). "Lillian Aber: Go-getter who tiptoed her way to the top". Nilepost News. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  2. ^ "Hon. Esther Anyakun hands over office to Hon. Lillian Aber – Office of the Prime Minister – A Coordinated, Responsive and Accountable Government for Socio-Economic Transformation". opm.go.ug. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  3. ^ "Museveni commends Dr. Lillian Aber's appointment". NTV Uganda. 2024-04-28. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  4. ^ "FDC out to retain Makerere top slot". The Observer - Uganda. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  5. ^ a b c "Aber Lilian". National youth council Uganda. Retrieved 2021-03-22. [dead link‍]
  6. ^ "Law student wins Makerere guild race - Citizens' Coalition for Electoral Democracy in Uganda (CCEDU)". ccedu.org.ug. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  7. ^ "Makerere University Guild Vice President Dr.Lillian Aber to contest for UNSA Presidency The Campus Times". The Campus Times. 2015-01-23. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  8. ^ "Makerere University's Dr.Lillian Aber voted President Uganda National Students Association • The Campus Times". The Campus Times. 2015-01-30. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  9. ^ "President Museveni witnesses swearing-in of new executive of the Uganda National Students Association (UNSA) | State House Uganda". www.statehouse.go.ug. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  10. ^ "FDC's UNSA President, Dr.Lillian Aber Crosses To NRM". Campus Bee. 2015-11-23. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  11. ^ Kajubu, Emmanuel. "National Youth Council Gets First Female Chairperson". Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  12. ^ a b "Government names 14 on constitutional review team". Daily Monitor. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  13. ^ "Youth Delegates at 73rd GA session | United Nations For Youth". www.un.org. 2018-09-20. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  14. ^ "Uganda Sends First Ever Youths Delegates to UN General Assembly". ChimpReports. 2016-11-01. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  15. ^ "Dp attacks constitutional review team". 93.3 KFM. 2018-11-21. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  16. ^ "NRM Elects Candidates For EALA Race – Parliament Watch". parliamentwatch.ug. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  17. ^ a b "I Won't Cling To Leadership; Kitgum Woman MP Elect Dr Aber". Uganda Radionetwork. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  18. ^ "Candidates for Member of Parliament 2021-2026 | Uchaguzi | A Voter awareness and education project". Uchaguzi | A Voter awareness and education project. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  19. ^ "Lamwaka Margaret - 2021 General Election - Visible Polls". visiblepolls.org. Retrieved 2021-03-22.

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