Florence Alice Lubega (5 November 1917 – 28 October 2021) was a Ugandan politician and the first female Ugandan to join Parliament in the independent Uganda in May 1962. She was one of the first female legislators of Uganda, being a member of the Legislative Council (LEGCO) in 1957. She was also a member of the first Ugandan Parliament, and Deputy Minister for Community Development and Labour in 1966.

Background and education

Florence Lubega was the daughter of Buganda Premier Samuel Wamala and Erina Nantongo.^[1]

She was educated at Gayaza Girls' School before joining Buloba Teachers' College. Later she was the first female to be admitted to Makerere College School before joining Oxford University. Upon completion of her university studies in 1946, she returned to teach English at Makerere University.^[2]

Personal life

Florence Lubega was married to Saulo Lubega, a teacher at Mityana secondary school^[3] and a former minister of finance Buganda government ^[4] Florence Lubega outlived her children and she had four brothers; the late Israel Magembe Wamala of Nakasajja in Kyaggwe, Wamala Steven Ssempasa, who lives in the United Kingdom, Paul Musoke Wamala, a former tourism operator who now lives in Luzira, a Kampala suburb and the late Wamala Herbert Dagirira.

She died on 28 October 2021, a week shy of her 104th birthday.^[5]

References

External links

• Uganda's first woman MP clocks 100
• Will new women leaders carry on the legacy?

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