Ann Itto Leonardo

She was previously the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry for the South Sundanese government, as well as the acting secretary-general of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement.

In 1994, she joined the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement and began to pursue a career in politics.

[1] Ann Itto Leonardo was named the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry within the Cabinet of South Sudan on 10 July 2011.

[3] She subsequently announced plans in late 2011 to set up a national agricultural bank, and to provide technical support to the 90 of the population who are involved in small-scale farming.

[7] In 2016, she was named as the advisor for agriculture and food security to South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit.