Tunji Alausa

Tunji Alausa is a Nigerian medical doctor specialising in Nephrology who is the current minister of State for Health and Social Welfare.[1]

Tunji Alausa
Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare
Assumed office
21 August 2023
PresidentBola Tinubu
MinisterMuhammad Ali Pate
Preceded byEkumankama Joseph Nkama
Personal details
NationalityNigerian
Political partyAll Progressives Congress
Alma materUniversity of Lagos
OccupationMedical doctor

Education

Tunji Alausa studied medicine & surgery at the University of Lagos and graduated in 1993. He had his residency at the Cook County Hospital, in Chicago.[2]

Career

From 1997 and 2001, he was a resident in Internal Medicine at Cook County Hospital, where he held the position of Chief Medical Resident.  He then became an assistant professor at Rush University Medical School before specialising in Nephrology and Hypertension at the Medical College of Wisconsin from July 2002 to June 2004. He also had a residency in Internal Medicine at both the Royal Bolton Hospital and the University of Newcastle from 1995 to 1997.[3]

On 16 August 2023, President Bola Tinubu appointed him minister of State for Health and Social Welfare. He was sworn in on 21 August 2023.[4][5]

References
  1. News, Leadership (2 August 2023). "Meet Tinubu's Second Batch Of 19 Ministerial Nominees". Retrieved 21 August 2023. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  2. Ekugo, Ngozi (3 August 2023). "Meet Dr. Tunji Alausa, Board certified Nephrologist on the new ministerial nomination list". Nairametrics. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  3. Ekugo, Ngozi (3 August 2023). "Meet Dr. Tunji Alausa, Board certified Nephrologist on the new ministerial nomination list". Nairametrics. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  4. Aworinde, Oluwatobi (16 August 2023). "Full List: Portfolios Of Tinubu's 45 Ministers". Channels TV. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  5. "Tour operators: How Lola Ade-John can succeed as tourism minister - P.M. News". Retrieved 21 August 2023.
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