Prime Minister of Uganda
The prime minister of Uganda chairs the Cabinet of Uganda, although the president is the effective head of government. Ruhakana Rugunda has been the prime minister since 18 September 2014.[1][2]
| Prime Minister of the Republic of Uganda | |
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| Style | The Right Honourable |
| Member of | Cabinet |
| Residence | Kampala |
| Appointer | President of Uganda |
| Formation | 9 October 1962 |
| First holder | Milton Obote |
| Deputy | Deputy Prime Minister of Uganda |
| Website | opm |
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The post of Prime Minister was created for the first time in 1962. In 1966, Prime Minister Milton Obote suspended the Constitution, abolished the post of Prime Minister, and declared himself President. In 1980, the post of Prime Minister was re-established.
Office
The headquarters of the office of the prime minister of Uganda are located in the Twin Towers on Sir Apollo Kaggwa Road, in the Central Division of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[3] The coordinates of the headquarters are 0°18'58.0"N, 32°35'13.0"E (Latitude:0.316111; Longitude:32.586944).[3]
Chief minister of Uganda Protectorate
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Monarch(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | .jpg.webp) |
Benedicto Kiwanuka (1922–1972) |
2 July 1961 | 1 March 1962 | 242 days | Democratic Party | Elizabeth II |
Prime ministers of Uganda Protectorate
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Monarch(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | |
Benedicto Kiwanuka (1922–1972) |
1 March 1962 | 30 April 1962 | 60 days | Democratic Party | Elizabeth II |
| 2 |  |
Milton Obote (1925–2005) |
30 April 1962 | 9 October 1962 | 162 days | Uganda People's Congress | Elizabeth II |
Prime ministers of Uganda
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Head(s) of state | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | |
Milton Obote (1925–2005) |
9 October 1962 | 15 April 1966 | 3 years, 188 days | Uganda People's Congress | Elizabeth II Mutesa Himself |
| Post abolished (15 April 1966 – 18 December 1980) | |||||||
| 2 |  |
Otema Allimadi (1929–2001) |
18 December 1980 | 27 July 1985 (deposed.) |
4 years, 221 days | Uganda People's Congress | Obote |
| 3 | |
Paulo Muwanga (1921–1991) |
1 August 1985 | 25 August 1985 | 24 days | Independent | Okello |
| 4 | |
Abraham Waligo (1928–2000) |
25 August 1985 | 26 January 1986 (deposed.) |
154 days | Independent | Okello |
| 5 | |
Samson Kisekka (1912–1999) |
30 January 1986 | 22 January 1991 | 4 years, 357 days | National Resistance Movement | Museveni |
| 6 | |
George Cosmas Adyebo (1947–2000) |
22 January 1991 | 18 November 1994 | 3 years, 300 days | National Resistance Movement | Museveni |
| 7 | |
Kintu Musoke (1938–) |
18 November 1994 | 5 April 1999 | 4 years, 138 days | National Resistance Movement | Museveni |
| 8 | .jpg.webp) |
Apolo Nsibambi (1940–2019) |
5 April 1999 | 24 May 2011 | 12 years, 49 days | National Resistance Movement | Museveni |
| 9 |  |
Amama Mbabazi (1949–) |
24 May 2011 | 18 September 2014 | 3 years, 117 days | National Resistance Movement | Museveni |
| 10 |  |
Ruhakana Rugunda (1947–) |
18 September 2014 | Incumbent | 6 years, 144 days | National Resistance Movement | Museveni |
Organisational structure
As of October 2016, the Office of the Prime Minister oversaw several cabinet ministries and sub-ministries, including:[4]
- First Deputy Prime Minister: Moses Ali
- Minister in Charge of General Duties, Office of the Prime Minister: Mary Karooro Okurut
- Ministry for Karamoja Affairs: headed by Minister John Byabagambi
- Minister of State for Karamoja Affairs: Moses Kizige
- Ministry of Disaster Preparedness and Refugees: headed by Minister Hilary Onek
- Minister of State for Disaster Preparedness and Refugees: Musa Ecweru
- Government Chief Whip: Ruth Nankabirwa
- Minister of State for the Northern Region: Grace Kwiyucwiny
- Minister of State for Luwero Triangle: Dennis Galabuzi Ssozi
- Minister of State for Teso Affairs: Agnes Akiror
- Minister of State for Bunyoro Affairs: Ernest Kiiza
See also
- Uganda
- President of Uganda
- List of heads of state of Uganda
- Vice President of Uganda
- Politics of Uganda
- History of Uganda
- Political parties of Uganda
References
- Vision Reporter (19 September 2016). "Ruhakana Rugunda new Prime Minister". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- Bwire, Job (23 September 2014). "Parliament to approve Rugunda's appointment today". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- Google (19 October 2016). "Location of the Headquarters of the Office of the Prime Minister of Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- OPM (13 October 2016). "Welcome to the Office of the Prime Minister". Kampala: Office of the Prime Minister of Uganda (OPM). Retrieved 13 October 2016.
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