Pélagie Uwera (born 1974) is a Rwandan politician, since 2019 she has been a member of the Senate of Rwanda, elected as a Senator for Southern Province.Senators Profiles: Details , parliament.gov.rw. Accessed May 5, 2020.
Career Pélagie Uwera graduated with a bachelor's degree in social science and a master's degree in development studies from Kigali Independent University. From 1998 to 2009 she was a secondary school teacher.
From 2012 to 2019 Uwera was a Commissioner for the National Electoral Commission of Rwanda. One of seven Commission members, she acted as a Commonwealth expert observer at the 2014 Botswana general election. In 2018 she was again a Commonwealth expert observer at the 2018 Sierra Leonean general election.Statement announcing the COG observers for Sierra Leone elections, February 19, 2018. Accessed May 5, 2020.
In 2015 contested on a Social Democratic Party ticket as a candidate for the East African Legislative Assembly, but was defeated by Francois Xavier Kalinda.James Karuhanga, Varsity don elected to EALA, The New Times, September 12, 2015.
Among 23 candidates for the Southern Province in the 2019 Senatorial election,Hudson Kuteesa, 63 candidates to vie for senate, The New Times, August 17, 2019. Accessed May 5, 2020. Uwera was one of the three candidates elected for the Province.Nasra Bishumba, Men dominate senatorial provincial seats, The New Times, September 17, 2019. Accessed May 5, 2020. In October 2019 she was elected to serve on the senatorial Disciplinary Committee, as Chrysologue Karangwa's deputy.Nasra Bishumba, Senate sets up new standing committees, The New Times, October 30, 2019. Accessed May 5, 2020. In November 2019, Uwera and senator John Bonds Bideri were elected unopposed to represent Rwanda at the Pan-African Parliament.Emmanuel Ntirenganya, Senators Uwera, Bideri to represent Rwanda in the Pan-African Parliament, The New Times, November 14, 2019.
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