Joseph Simpson (politician)
| Sir Joseph Simpson | |
|---|---|
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| Minister of Economic Affairs | |
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In office 1962–1963 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 January 1908 |
| Died |
10 April 1994 (aged 86) Nairobi, Kenya |
Sir James Joseph Trevor Simpson KBE (9 January 1908 – 10 April 1994)[1] was a Ugandan politician who served as Minister of Economic Affairs in the first Cabinet of Uganda.[2]
Simpson, originally of British nationality, was educated at Ardingly College, West Sussex, England, and first saw service in East Africa with the Vacuum Oil Company in Kenya.[3] In 1941 he was elected President of the Uganda Chamber of Commerce, and was re-elected in 1946 and 1950. He became a member of Uganda Legislative Council (1950-1958), the Uganda Executive Council (1952-1955), and a member of the East African Central Legislative Assembly (1957-1960) and (1962-1963). He was Chairman of the Uganda Development Corporation (1952-1964) while director of 37 companies in East Africa, including Chairman of East African Airways (1958-73).
Following Ugandan independence in 1962, Simpson was elected a Member of the Parliament for North East Kyagwe, and served as Minister of Economic Affairs in the first Ugandan Cabinet from 1962-1963. He resigned his seat in Parliament in 1964.
References
- ↑ Joseph Simpson's obituary
- ↑ ‘SIMPSON, Sir James (Joseph Trevor)’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016
- ↑ The International year book and statesmen's who's who, (1977), Brill Academic Publishers.