Colonel Tom Butime is a Uganda

Uganda

Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...

n political figure in the Ugandan parliament. He was minister of state for communications of Uganda, having held that post since January 13, 2005. After the general elections in February 2006, he was named minister of state for Karamoja affairs, a posting from which he resigned. He is currently the Member of Parliament for Mwenge

Mwenge

Mwenge is a county of the Kyenjojo district in Uganda. It makes up the western half of the district. It contains seven sub-counties.-Sub-Counties:*Butiiti*Bugaki*Dafunjo*Katooke*Kyarusozi*Matiri...

 North.

Previously, Butime was the Minister of Internal Affairs from July 6, 1996 to July 2001, and he also served as Minister of State for Refugees and Disaster Preparedness during that time. From 2001 until a cabinet reshuffle in January 2005, Butime served as Minister of State for International Cooperation and served as acting Foreign Minister

Foreign minister

A Minister of Foreign Affairs, or foreign minister, is a cabinet minister who helps form the foreign policy of a sovereign state. The foreign minister is often regarded as the most senior ministerial position below that of the head of government . It is often granted to the deputy prime minister in...

from March 2004 to January 2005.

He is a trained Cinematographer. His hobby is soccer, with Manchester United as his favourite Premier league side. He also enjoys farming.