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Lydia Chekwel
Ugandan politician and teacher
Lydia Chekwel (born 16 August 1964) is a Ugandan politician and teacher representing Kween District as the district woman member of Parliament in the 9th and 10th Parliament of Uganda.[1][2][3] She stood as an independent politician in the 10th Parliament of Uganda.[1] However, in the 9th Parliament, she was affiliated to the National Resistance Movement political party.[1]
Lydia Chekwel | |
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| Born | 16 August 1964 |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Citizenship | Ugandan |
| Education | Moyok Primary School St Elizabeth Senior Secondary School, Kidetok Institute of Teacher Education Kyambogo Kyambogo University |
| Occupation(s) | Politician teacher |
| Employer(s) | Chemwania Primary School Kapchorwa Primary Teachers College Parliament of Uganda |
| Known for | Politics |
| Successor | Rose Emma Cherukut |
| Political party | Independent politician National Resistance Movement |
| Spouse | Alfred Barteka |
In 1976, she completed her Primary Leaving Examinations from Moyok Primary School.[1] In 1981, she attained a Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education from St Elizabeth Senior Secondary School, Kidetok.[1] In 1988, she was awarded a Primary Teachers' Certificate from Institute of Teacher Education Kyambogo and later returned to Institute of Teacher Education Kyambogo for a Diploma in Teacher Education in 2000.[1] In 2008, she was awarded a bachelor's degree in education from Kyambogo University.[1]
From 1988 to 2000, she was employed as a teacher at Chemwania Primary School and later joined Kapchorwa Primary Teachers College as a tutor from 2000 to 2011.[1]
From 2011 to date, she was the Member of Parliament at the Parliament of Uganda.[1] She served on the professional body as a member of Red Cross and a full member of Teachers Association.[1] She also served on additional roles at the Parliament of Uganda on the Committee on Human Rights and Committee on Education and Sports.[1] She is a Member of UWOPA of 10th Parliament.[4]
Lydia Chekwel, the incumbent Woman MP, since 2011 is battling her niece, Rose Emma Cherukut, who is popularly known as Pakalast, the former Kapchorwa Resident District Commissioner (RDC).[5] In the 2021 elections, Chekwel decided to run as an Independent again after losing to Cherukut in the party primaries. Cherukut got 19,004 votes while Chekwel scored 15,041 votes.[5]
She is Married to Alfred Barteka, the brother of Andrew Yesho, who is Ms Cherukut's father.[1][5] Lydia's hobbies are working with women and children, reading papers and adventuring.[1] She has special interests in guidance and counseling women and youth, organizing and helping women and youth, supporting communities construct schools and churches/mosques.[1]
- "Parliament of Uganda". www.parliament.go.ug. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- independent, The (30 November 2018). "Parliament seeks to ban pyramid schemes". The Independent Uganda. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- "MPs Furious Over 'Unbalanced' List of Foreign Scholarship Beneficiaries". ChimpReports. 20 March 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- "Members of UWOPA of 10th Parliament | Uganda Women Parliamentary Association". uwopa.or.ug. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- "It is a family affair for Kween Woman MP seat". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 1 April 2021.