{{short description|Ugandan economist}} {{Use British English|date=April 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = Patrick Birungi | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|1|1|df=yes}} | birth_place = Kabarole District, Uganda | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = '''Makerere University'''<br/>{{small|Bachelor of Arts in Economics}}<br/> '''University of Pretoria'''<br/>{{small|Master of Science in Economics}}<br/>{{small|Doctor of Philosophy in Economics}} | occupation = Economist, Academic and Corporate Executive | years_active = 1992 to present | citizenship = Uganda | known_for = Economics | networth = | title = Executive Director<br/>Uganda Development Corporation }}
'''Patrick Bitonder Birungi ''' is a Ugandan economist, academic and corporate executive, who serves as the executive director of Uganda Development Corporation (UDC), effective 4 April 2019.<ref name="1R">{{cite web| title=Uganda Development Corporation gets new boss | url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Uganda-Development-Corporation-gets-new-boss/688334-5056542-x9y6gcz/index.html | date=4 April 2019 |access-date=4 April 2019 |newspaper=Daily Monitor |author=Ismail Musa Ladu |location=Kampala}}</ref> UDC is a Uganda government-owned company, established in 1952, that is mandated to promote investment in the country and to manage government-owned investments in private businesses and industries.<ref name="2R">{{cite web|date=13 October 2015 | url=http://www.the-report.com/reports/uganda/pearl-of-africa-shines/interview-with-fred-ogene-ceo-of-uganda-development-corporation/ | title=Interview with Fred Ogene, CEO of Uganda Development Corporation |publisher=Thereport.com |author=The Report Company |access-date=4 April 2019 |location=London}}</ref>
==Early life and education== Birungi was born on 1 January 1968 in the Toro sub-region. After attending local primary schools, he enrolled into Nyakasura School, a mixed, boarding, middle, and high school in Fort Portal, Kabarole District, in the Western Region of Uganda. He graduated from Nyakasura with a High School Diploma.<ref name="3R">{{cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-birungi-90929139 |title=Patrick Birungi: Uganda |date=2019 | access-date=4 April 2019 |publisher=Linkedin.com | author=Patrick Birungi}}</ref>
He obtained his first degree, a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, from Makerere University, the oldest and largest public university in Uganda. His second degree, a Master of Science in Economics was obtained from the University of Pretoria in South Africa. He also has a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Economics, also from the same university.<ref name="4R">{{cite web|title=Patrick Birungi's Research While Affiliated With National Drug Authority, Uganda And Other Places |url=https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/48866255_Patrick_Birungi |access-date=4 April 2019 |date=2019 |author=Researchgate}}</ref>
==Career== Starting in the 1990s, Birungi worked as an economist in various roles, including with the National Drug Authority.<ref name="4R"/> From 1992 until 2008, he lectured at Makerere University, rising to the position of Senior Lecturer, by the time he left. For a three year period, between 2007 and 2010, he was the National Economist for Uganda, at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).<ref name="3R"/>
Prior to his current position, he spent nearly nine years at the National Planning Authority of Uganda, serving there as the Director of Development Planning.<ref name="3R"/><ref name="5R">{{cite web|date=20 February 2019 |access-date=4 April 2019 | url=https://www.independent.co.ug/experts-call-for-balanced-investment-in-infrastructure/ |title=Experts call for balanced investment in infrastructure |newspaper=The Independent (Uganda) |author=The Independent |location=Kampala}}</ref><ref name="6R">{{cite web |date=25 July 2016 | url=https://clubrunner.blob.core.windows.net/00000009165/en-ca/files/homepage/development-planning-in-uganda/Development-Planning-in-Uganda--Rotary-club-1.pdf |title=Development Planning in Uganda |publisher=Clubrunner.blob.core.windows.net | access-date=6 April 2019 | first=Patrick |last=Birungi}}</ref>
While there, he was directly involved in the formulation of the National Development Plan I (2010–2015) and the National Development Plan II (2015–2020).<ref name="7R">{{cite web| url=https://www.busiweek.com/why-uganda-cant-attain-middle-income-status-by-2020/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726222447/http://www.busiweek.com/why-uganda-cant-attain-middle-income-status-by-2020/ | url-status=usurped | archive-date=26 July 2018 |title=Why Uganda Can't Attain Middle Income Status By 2020 |newspaper=East Africa Business Week | date=19 July 2018 |access-date=4 April 2019 |last=Tentena | first=Paul |location=Kampala}}</ref><ref name="8R">{{cite web| url=https://ugandaradionetwork.com/story/we-need-to-focus-on-implementation-national-planning-authority |title=We Need to Focus On Implementation: National Planning Authority | publisher=Uganda Radio Network |date=1 April 2014 | access-date=4 April 2019 |author=Agather Atuhaire | location=Kampala}}</ref>
==See also== * Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile * Louis Kasekende * Economy of Uganda
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==External links== *[http://www.mtic.go.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=36&Itemid=184 Uganda Development Corporation Internet Portal] *[https://www.softpower.ug/poor-fiscal-discipline-and-prioritization-affecting-ugandas-growth-kisamba-mugerwa/ Poor Fiscal Discipline And Prioritization Affecting Uganda's Growth -Kisamba Mugerwa] As at 21 July 2018.
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