Uganda, March 26 -- Ms Lillian Aber, Minister of State for Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees.

Ms Aber was born in Kitgum District in northern Uganda. She holds a bachelor's degree in English and Communication as well as a Master of Public Administration from Makerere University. She also attained a Master of Business Administration in Oil and Gas.

In 2012, she contested and won the position of Guild Representative Councillor (GRC) at Makerere University and was later appointed as guild minister at the institution.

In 2015, she stood for Makerere Guild Presidency on the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) ticket but lost. She was later appointed vice guild President. In the same year, she was elected as the Uganda National Studen...