List of ministers of justice and constitutional affairs of Uganda

List of ministers of justice and constitutional affairs of Uganda

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Since 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

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References

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  1. ^ "Uganda's first cabinet ministers in 1962". Daily Monitor. 3 August 2012.
  2. ^ Bulletin. International Commission of Jurists. 1964.
  3. ^ The Constitution of Uganda, 15th April, 1966. Govt. printer. 1966.
  4. ^ Official Report. Uganda National Assembly. 1965.
  5. ^ The Europa Year Book 1967 A World Survey Vol. ii. Europa. 1967. pp. 1297.
  6. ^ The Uganda Gazette. Government Printer. 1971.
  7. ^ The Uganda Law Focus. Law Development Centre. 1972.
  8. ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1977:Jan.,Mar." HathiTrust. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  9. ^ "Prof. Nabudere is dead". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  10. ^ Who's who in Uganda. Fountain Publishers.
  11. ^ Frank Kisakye (29 August 2012). "Justice Mulenga is dead". The Observer. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  12. ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1990 no.1-6". HathiTrust. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  13. ^ Hayner, Priscilla B. (2001). Unspeakable Truths: Confronting State Terror and Atrocity. Psychology Press. ISBN 9780415924788.
  14. ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1991July-Dec". HathiTrust. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  15. ^ Uganda Confidential. Uganda Confidential. 1993.
  16. ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1995Jan-Apr 1995". HathiTrust. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  17. ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. Jan-Mar 1998". HathiTrust. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  18. ^ Countries of the World and Their Leaders Yearbook. Gale Research Company. 1997.
  19. ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. Oct-Dec 2000". HathiTrust. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  20. ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. Sept. -Dec. 2001, inc." HathiTrust. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  21. ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. Jan. -Apr. 2002". HathiTrust. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  22. ^ Turner, B. (7 February 2017). The Statesman's Yearbook 2005: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World. Springer. ISBN 9780230271333.
  23. ^ "With or without NRM, I will run for presidency in 2016, Mbabazi says". Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  24. ^ Your Rights: The Uganda Human Rights Commission Monthly Magazine. The Commission. 2007.
  25. ^ "Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs | Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs". www.justice.go.ug. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  26. ^ "Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs |". Retrieved 13 December 2022.
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