Jack Ranguma

Jack Ranguma
1st Governor of Kisumu County
In office 27 March 2013 – 21 August 2017
Deputy	Ruth Odinga
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Anyang' Nyong'o
Personal details
Born	(1954-10-20) 20 October 1954 Kano, Central Nyanza District, Kenya
Party	ODM
Spouse	Olivia Ranguma (m. 1980)
Children	Eugene Ranguma (deceased); Sonya Ranguma (deceased); Tanya Ranguma
Alma mater	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Master of Science (International Accounting and Management Information Systems)
Profession	Accountant

Jack Nyanungo Ranguma, also known as JR, is a Kenyan politician and was the first Governor of Kisumu County, Kenya. He was elected on 6 March 2013.

History

Educational background

Jack Ranguma has a Master of Science (International Accounting and Management Information Systems) from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Professional career

Prior to entering politics Jack Ranguma had worked as an accountant for close to 30 years. In 1979, Jack Ranguma was appointed Audit Manager in charge of a large quasi-government audit portfolio by BDO International. He was promoted to Partner in charge of audit services in 1989, and served as Partner and Head of Financial and Management Consultancy Services between 1991-2001. In 2002 he was appointed Commissioner of Income Tax, and later Commissioner of Domestic Taxes, Kenya Revenue Authority. In 2008 he became Senior Policy Advisor for Tax Justice Network Africa, a pan-African organization.