{{short description|Ugandan politician and member of Parliament (born 1976)}} {{BLP sources|date=March 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|2|2}} | citizenship = Ugandan | education = Makerere University<br>Institute of Housing & Urban Development Studies in Rotterdam<br>Law Development Center, Kampala<br>Uganda Management Institute | occupation = Politician | party = Independent politician | order = Member of the | office = Parliament of Uganda | term_start = 2011 }} '''Lilly Adong''' (born 2 February 1976) is a Ugandan politician and member of Parliament since 2011, she serves as a woman representative in the Parliament of Uganda for the Nwoya district.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.parliament.go.ug/mp_database/profile.php?mid=120|title=Parliament of Uganda|website=www.parliament.go.ug|access-date=15 April 2020}}</ref>
She is an independent politician.
== Education == Adong earned her Bachelor's degree of arts in education at Makerere University in 2000. In 2003, she was awarded a diploma in strategic environmental education from the Institute of Housing & Urban Development Studies in Rotterdam.
Later, in 2005, she earned a certificate in law at the Law Development Center in Kampala.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ulii.org/ug/judgment/high-court-uganda/2011/94|title=Akidi Margaret Vs Adong Lilly & EC (Gulu Election Pet. No. 004 Of 2011) [2011] UGHC 94 (21 July 2011); {{!}} Uganda Legal Information Institute|website=ulii.org|date=21 July 2011 |access-date=15 April 2020}}</ref> In 2008, she did a postgraduate diploma in conflict management and peace studies at Gulu University. In 2010 she did a postgraduate diploma in public administration and management at the Uganda Management Institute. She did a masters of public administration and management studies at the Uganda Management Institute in 2014.
== Other responsibilities == She served as a District Disaster Preparedness Coordinator in the office of the prime minister in Amuru District from 2009 to 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pmldaily.com/news/2019/12/parliament-rejects-murchison-falls-dam-construction.html|title=Parliament rejects Murchison Falls dam construction|date=2 December 2019|website=PML Daily|language=en-US|access-date=15 April 2020}}</ref>
From 2003 to 2009, she served as a Senior Assistant Secretary in Amuru and Gulu District local governments.<ref name=":0" />
From 2006 to 2007, she served as a clerk to council (Amuru district local government).<ref>{{cite web |title=Rising suicide cases trouble Nwoya |url=http://www.pmldaily.com/news/2017/08/rising-suicide-cases-trouble-nwoya.html |website=PML Daily |accessdate=17 April 2020 |date=1 August 2017}}</ref>
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