List of ministers of justice and constitutional affairs of Uganda
editSince independence from the United Kingdom on 9 October 1962, Uganda has had the following ministers of justice and constitutional affairs:
| No. | Name | From | To | Head of state | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grace Ibingira | 1962
|
1964
|
Apollo Milton Obote | Ibingira was the first minister of justice and constitutional affairs of Uganda after Independence.[1] |
| 2 | Cuthbert Joseph Obwangor | 1964
|
1966
|
After being Minister of Internal Affairs, Cuthbert Joseph Obwangor became Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs.[2][3][4] | |
| - | Vacant | 1966
|
1971
|
After Obwangor, Uganda did not have a minister of justice for the remainder of Apollo Milton Obote's first administration.[5] | |
| 3 | Peter James Nkambo Mugerwa | 1971
|
1973
|
Idi Amin | [6] |
| 4 | Godfrey Serunkuma Lule | 1973
|
1977
|
[7][8] | |
| 5 | Dani Wadada Nabudere | 1979
|
1979
|
Yusuf Lule | [9] |
| 6 | Edward Ogbal | 1979
|
1986
|
Godfrey Binaisa | [10] |
| Presidential Commission of Uganda | |||||
| Apollo Milton Obote | |||||
| 7 | Joseph Mulenga | 1986
|
1989
|
Yoweri Museveni | [11] |
| 8 | George Kanyeihamba | 1989
|
1990
|
[12][13] | |
| 9 | Abu Mayanja | 1990
|
1994
|
[14][15] | |
| 10 | Joseph Ekemu | 1994
|
1996
|
[16] | |
| 11 | Bart Magunda Katureebe | 1996
|
1998
|
[17][18] | |
| 12 | Joshua S. Mayanja-Nkangi | 1998
|
2001
|
[19] | |
| 13 | Janat Mukwaya | 2001
|
2003
|
Janet Mukwaya was the first woman to be the minister of justice and constitutional affairs in Uganda.[20][21][22] | |
| 14 | Amama Mbabazi | 2004
|
2006
|
This was Mbabazi's fourth of seven ministerial positions he would hold, and this appointment earned him his moniker "Super Minister".[23] | |
| 15 | Kiddu Makubuya | 2006
|
2011
|
[24] | |
| 16 | Kahinda Otafiire | 2011
|
2019
|
[25] | |
| 17 | Ephraim Kamuntu | 2019
|
2022
| ||
| 18 | Norbert Mao | 2022
|
present
|
[26] |
See also
editReferences
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- ^ Bulletin. International Commission of Jurists. 1964.
- ^ The Constitution of Uganda, 15th April, 1966. Govt. printer. 1966.
- ^ Official Report. Uganda National Assembly. 1965.
- ^ The Europa Year Book 1967 A World Survey Vol. ii. Europa. 1967. pp. 1297.
- ^ The Uganda Gazette. Government Printer. 1971.
- ^ The Uganda Law Focus. Law Development Centre. 1972.
- ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1977:Jan.,Mar." HathiTrust. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ^ "Prof. Nabudere is dead". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ^ Who's who in Uganda. Fountain Publishers.
- ^ Frank Kisakye (29 August 2012). "Justice Mulenga is dead". The Observer. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1990 no.1-6". HathiTrust. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ^ Hayner, Priscilla B. (2001). Unspeakable Truths: Confronting State Terror and Atrocity. Psychology Press. ISBN 9780415924788.
- ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1991July-Dec". HathiTrust. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ^ Uganda Confidential. Uganda Confidential. 1993.
- ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1995Jan-Apr 1995". HathiTrust. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. Jan-Mar 1998". HathiTrust. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ^ Countries of the World and Their Leaders Yearbook. Gale Research Company. 1997.
- ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. Oct-Dec 2000". HathiTrust. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. Sept. -Dec. 2001, inc." HathiTrust. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. Jan. -Apr. 2002". HathiTrust. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ^ Turner, B. (7 February 2017). The Statesman's Yearbook 2005: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World. Springer. ISBN 9780230271333.
- ^ "With or without NRM, I will run for presidency in 2016, Mbabazi says". Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ^ Your Rights: The Uganda Human Rights Commission Monthly Magazine. The Commission. 2007.
- ^ "Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs | Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs". www.justice.go.ug. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ^ "Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs |". Retrieved 13 December 2022.