List of Ministers of Justice and Constitutional Affairs of Uganda

List of Ministers of Justice and Constitutional Affairs of Uganda

Since independence from the United Kingdom on 9 October 1962, Uganda has had the following Ministers of Justice and Constitutional Affairs:

List of Ministers of Justice and Constitutional Affairs of Uganda since 1962
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 didn't 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
Present
[25]


See also

References

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  2. (1952-), International Commission of Jurists (1964). Bulletin.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. Uganda (1966). The Constitution of Uganda, 15th April, 1966. Govt. printer.
  4. Assembly, Uganda National (1965). Official Report.
  5. Europa (1967). The Europa Year Book 1967 A World Survey Vol.-ii. Europa. pp. 1297.
  6. Uganda (1971). The Uganda Gazette. Government Printer.
  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.
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