Chris Baryomunsi

Early life and education Baryomunsi was born on born 9 December 1969 in Murama Village, Nyakishenyi, Rukungiri District, to the late Aloysius Mpungirehe and the late Rosaria Kamayangi.

In 1971, when Chris was two years old, his parents migrated to Kayungwe, Rugyeyo in present-day Kanungu District. Baryomunsi attended Kayungwe Primary School for his primary education and St. Paul's Seminary, Kabale for his O-Level and A-Level education. He was admitted to Makerere University, the largest public university in Uganda, to study human medicine. In 1995, he graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree. In 1997, he was awarded the Postgraduate Diploma in demography, and in 1998, he received a Master of Arts in demography, all from Makerere. In 2003, he received the Postgraduate Diploma in HIV/AIDS Management from the University of Brighton.

Medical career From 1995 until 1998, he worked as a medical officer at Mulago Hospital. From 1999 to 2002, he worked as a reproductive health adviser for Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit. He later worked as a reproductive health adviser for UNFPA between 2002 and 2006. He also worked as a lecturer at Makerere University between 2000 and 2006.

On 1 March 2015, he was appointed as State Minister of Health for General Duties.

On 6 June 2016, he was appointed State Minister for Housing.

In May 2021, he was appointed Minister of Information, Communications Technology And National Guidance.

In 26 May 2026, he was appointed cabinet minster for health, and sworn in on 8 June.

Other considerations He is known to be an independent thinker, who is not afraid to disagree with his party when it diverts "from pro-people issues".

Previously, he has served in the following capacities: President, Rotary Club of Kabarole

Personal details A Mukiga by ethnicity, he was born and raised in a Roman Catholic family. His father converted to Catholicism in the early 1950s, despite having been raised in a Protestant household.

Baryomunsi is married to Fosca Twebaze and they have two children.

Articles, interviews and publications SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Uganda Draws Back from the AIDS Brink Chris Baryomunsi (Uganda), Habitat III, 4th Plenary meeting