Nantongo Fortunate Rose

Fortunate Nantongo (born 1996) is a Ugandan lawyer, politician and legislator. She represents the people of Kyotera District as a member of the Parliament of Uganda. She won the MP seat on the Democratic Party (DP) ticket. She is the Shadow minister of Gender, labor and social development in the opposition government.

Early life and education Nantongo started her primary studies at Bright grammar primary school Masaka, she thereafter went to Mt. St Mary's college Namagunga for her O'level education and later went to st. Mary's Kitende for her A'level education.

She later pursued a bachelor's degree in law from Uganda Christian University where she graduated in 2018 and added a post graduate diploma in legal practice at the law development center in 2019.

Nantongo, the second born of her mother and father, lost her mother, father and aunt in a space of 10 days.

Career At the time of her mother's death, Nantongo was her political handler. She also managed her mother's finances and did research to help in her parliamentary work and managed projects in the constituency on her behalf.

Nantongo serves on the committee on legal and parliamentary affairs and the gender committee.