User:Nellfrieden/sandbox/Jessica Alupo

Background
Jessica Rose Epel Alupo, commonly known as Jessica Alupo is a Ugandan female politician. Jessica Alupo was born in Katakwi district on 23rd May 1974. She is the nineth and current vice president of Uganda, an educator and a former military officer. She served as a minister of education between 2011 and 2016. she was elected as female member of parliament for Katakwi district.

Education.
Jessica Alupo attended Aputon primary school and joined Kangole Girls' School for her O-level studies. She then joined Ngora High School for her A-level Studies and did Officer Cadet course at Uganda Junior Staff College in Jinja. She has a Bachelor of Arts in political science and linguistsic from Makerere University in 1997.

Personal life
Jessica Alupo is married to Tukashaba Innocent.

Work Experience.
She has worked in different fields as follows;

An intelligence officer at Chieftaincy of military intelligence in kampala.

an instructor at Uganda Urban warfare Training School in Nakaseke district.

She joined politics in 2001 as Katakwi district female member of parliament representative in National Resistance Movement(NRM) party. She won and got re-elected in 2006. She was appointed minister for youth and children affairs in 2009 and 2011 became the minister of education and sports.