1. Norbert Mao has been president of the Democratic Party since 2010, three time presidential candidate and served as the Local Council 5 chairman for Gulu District.
19 Facts About Norbert Mao
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Norbert Mao is the current minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs in the Ugandan government, an office he assumed on 21 July 2022.
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Norbert Mao was appointed to this position by Yoweri Museveni, the president of the Republic of Uganda.
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Norbert Mao then attended Makerere University from 1988 until 1991, graduating with a law degree.
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Norbert Mao served as the president of the Makerere University Students Guild between 1990 and 1991.
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Norbert Mao went on to obtain the Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law Development Center in 1992.
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In 2003, Norbert Mao was admitted to Yale University, under the Yale World Fellows Program, where he spent one year at the New Haven, Connecticut campus.
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From 1992 until 1994, Norbert Mao worked as an associate attorney in the offices of Kabugo and Company Advocates, a Kampala-based law firm.
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Norbert Mao resigned from Parliament in 2006 and was elected chairman of Gulu District.
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Norbert Mao is chairman of the East African chapter of the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and member of its secretariat.
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Norbert Mao was instrumental in trying to bridge the gap between the Lord's Resistance Army rebels and the Ugandan government by lobbying for the passage of a general amnesty law aimed at bringing a peaceful resolution to armed conflict in northern Uganda.
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Norbert Mao belongs to the Democratic Party and publicly indicated his intention to contest the 2011 Ugandan presidential elections, either as the nominee of his party or if not nominated on the party ticket, as an independent.
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Norbert Mao was elected as President of the Democratic Party on 20 February 2010 and ran for President of Uganda in the 2011 general election.
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Norbert Mao attracted only a small share of the vote, and President Yoweri Museveni was elected to another term.
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On 20 July 2022, Norbert Mao was appointed Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs by president Museveni in a move that sparked off a debate about his allegiance to the opposition.
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On 28 July 2022, Norbert Mao was sworn in at State House Entebbe with President Museveni as the main witness.
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Norbert Mao was married to Naomi Achieng Odongo, and they have two sons together.
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On 1 June 2024 Norbert Mao married Beatrice Nambi in Gulu City.
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Norbert Mao is a step-brother to Daniel Kidega, the former speaker of the East African Legislative Assembly.