Winnie Byanyima

Winnie Byanyima
Winnie Byanyima at the Conference

Winnie Byanyima
Byanyima in 2015
Born (1959-01-13) 13 January 1959 (age 65)
Mbarara, Uganda
NationalityUgandan
CitizenshipUganda
Alma materUniversity of Manchester
(Bachelor of Science in aeronautical engineering)
Cranfield University
(Master of Science in mechanical engineering)
Occupation(s)Engineer, politician, and diplomat
Years active1981–present
Political partyForum for Democratic Change (since 2004)
National Resistance Movement (until 2000)
SpouseKizza Besigye

Winifred Byanyima (born 13 January 1959[citation needed]), is a Ugandan aeronautical engineer, politician, human rights activist, feminist and diplomat. She is the executive director of UNAIDS, effective November 2019.[1]

From May 2013 until November 2019, she served as the executive director of Oxfam International.[2] She served as the director of the Gender Team in the Bureau for Development Policy at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) from 2006.[3]

  1. ^ Daily Monitor (3 November 2019). "Besigye joins wife Winnie as she takes charge at UNAIDS". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  2. ^ Administrator (15 January 2013). "Winnie Byanyima Appointed To Lead Oxfam International". Oxfamblogs.org. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  3. ^ ADB (29 October 2010). "Interview With UNDP Gender Team Director, Winnie Byanyima – "Incorporating Gender Perspective in All Steps of Economic Policy Management Process"". African Development Bank (ADB). Retrieved 19 July 2014.

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