Teddy Nambooze

Teddy Nambooze is a Ugandan accountant and a legislator. She serves as the elected Woman Member of Parliament for Mpigi district in Uganda's 11th parliament. Politically, she is affiliated to National Unity Platform under whose ticket she contested and won in the 2021 general elections.

Early life and education

Nambooze was born in Ggoli a village in Kammengo sub-county along Kampala-Masaka road in Mpigi district. She attended St. Bruno Secondary School Ggoli in Kammengo sub-county for her high school education. Nambooze studied a bachelor's degree in Business Administration at Nkumba University, Entebbe, in Uganda in 2002.

Career

Nambooze worked as a data entry officer at the Ministry of Education before joining the Hunger project in Kalamba sub-county in Butamabala district, the project was intended to teach women in the area financial skills to alleviate poverty. The project set up a SACCO of which she was appointed the manager.
In 2011, Nambooze started up a bank in the names Trust Development Initiative where she currently serves as the director. In 2016, she contested on the Mpigi district woman MP seat but did not win. In 2021, Nambooze came back to contest on the same position and was victorious. She is currently a legislator in the Parliament of Uganda serving as the Woman member of Parliament for Mpigi district.