Frederick Ngobi Gume

Frederick Ngobi Gume
Frederick Ngobi Gume
State Minister for Cooperatives
In office
6 June 2016 – 2026
PresidentYoweri Museveni
Member of Parliament
In office
2016–2026
ConstituencyBulamogi North West County, Kaliro District
Personal details
BornFrederick Ngobi Gume
Uganda
PartyNational Resistance Movement (NRM)
Other political
affiliations
Independent (contested 2026 elections)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLegislator

Frederick Ngobi Gume, is a politician in Uganda. He is the former State Minister for Cooperatives in the Ugandan Cabinet. He was appointed to that position from 6th June 2016 to 2026.[1]

After the 2026 general elections, he was also droped from the cabinet of ministers for the term 2026-2031a nd was replaced with Alero Tom Aza who serves as Minister of State for Cooperatives in the 2026-2031 cabinet of ministers. [2]

In the January 2026 general elections, Ngobi lost the Bulamogi North West seat after he had lost the National Resistance Movement (NRM) primary elections and subsequently contested as an independent candidate but was defeated by the NRM candidate George Patrick Kasajja.[3][4]

Career

He served as the member of parliament representing Bulamogi North West Constituency, Kaliro District in the 10th Parliament (2016 - 2021).[5] In 2021 he was reelected to the same position in the eleventh Parliament of Uganda (2021-2026).[6][7] He served as an LC5 chairperson for Jinja district (2001-2006, 2011-2016) and also was a human resource manager for Salini Construttori S.P.A during construction of the Bujagali Hydroelectric project. Gume has also served as the president of the Uganda Local Government Association (ULGA), East African Local Government Association (EALGA), African Local government Association (ALGA) and was also an executive member on the world Bureau of Leaders, all in the period between 2011-2016. Other notable roles were chairman Northcott Hall at Makerere University in the 1980's, Treasurer Mubende and Nebbi district, Town clerk Iganga district. He is also a large scale coffee farmer in Budondo, Jinja district. He has also played a pivotal role in Attracting foreign investors by inviting groups such as the All China Federation for Industry and Commerce (ACFIC), The Shunde Youth Business Enterprise as well as the Guangdong Federation of Industry and Commerce while promoting companies such as Chinastar Construction (Africa) Company Limited, a major steel fabrication factory who are now established in Seeta, Uganda.

Political career

Gume lost his party ticket to Kasajja George Patrick for Bulamogi North West Constituency, Kaliro District during the NRM party primary elections in 2025.[8] [9][10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Uganda State House (6 June 2016). "Museveni's new cabinet list At 6 June 2016" (PDF). Daily Monitor. Kampala. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Top Leaders – Ministry of Trade Industry and Cooperatives". www.mtic.go.ug. Retrieved 2026-08-17.
  3. ↑ "Parliament of Uganda (@Parliament_Ug) on X". X (formerly Twitter). 2026-07-13. Retrieved 2026-08-17.
  4. ↑ Kiiza, Christopher (2026-01-18). "2026 Polls: Katuntu, Basalirwa Out as NUP Dominates Busoga Region". ChimpReports. Retrieved 2026-08-17.
  5. ↑ POU (13 June 2016). "Members of Parliament: 130. Gume Frederick Ngobi: Bulamogi North West County, Kaliro District". Parliament of Uganda (POU). Archived from the original on 27 May 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ↑ "Gume Fredrick Ngobi - 2021 General Election - Visible Polls". visiblepolls.org. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
  7. ↑ "Fredrick Ngobi Gume". theyworkforyou.github.io. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
  8. ↑ Gwebayanga, Tom (2025-09-29). "Politics: NRM rallies support for Ex-Constituent Assembly delegate in Bulamogi". New Vision. Retrieved 2026-07-27.
  9. ↑ "Three ministers lose NRM poll petitions". Monitor. 2025-08-14. Retrieved 2026-07-27.
  10. ↑ "High Court Nullifies Election of Bulamogi Northwest NRM Candidate :". Uganda Radionetwork. Retrieved 2026-07-27.