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:

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

• Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs
• Cabinet of Uganda
• List of ministers of foreign affairs of Uganda
• List of ministers of internal affairs of Uganda

References

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.

External links

• Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs of Uganda Official Website