Prime Minister of Uganda

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Prime Minister of the
Republic of Uganda
Coat of arms of Uganda.svg
Robinah Nabbanja.jpg
Incumbent
Robinah Nabbanja
since 21 June 2021 [1]
Style The Right Honourable
AbbreviationPM
Member of Cabinet
Residence Kampala
Appointer President of Uganda
Term length 5 years
Inaugural holder Milton Obote
Formation9 October 1962
Deputy Deputy Prime Minister of Uganda
Website opm.go.ug

The prime minister of Uganda chairs the Cabinet of Uganda, although the president is the effective head of government. Robinah Nabbanja has been the prime minister since 21 June 2021. [1]

Contents

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.

The prime minister is appointed by the president with the approval of Parliament.

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. [2] The coordinates of the headquarters are 0°18'58.0"N, 32°35'13.0"E (Latitude:0.316111; Longitude:32.586944). [2]

List of officeholders

Political parties
   Democratic Party (DP)
   Uganda People's Congress (UPC)
   National Resistance Movement (NRM)
Other factions
   Independent
Status
  Denotes acting prime minister

Chief minister of Uganda Protectorate

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
ElectionTerm of officePolitical party Monarch
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1 Benedicto Kiwanuka, 1961 (cropped).jpg Benedicto Kiwanuka
(1922–1972)
1961 2 July 19611 March 1962242 days DP Elizabeth II

Prime ministers of Uganda Protectorate

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
ElectionTerm of officePolitical party Monarch
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1 Benedicto Kiwanuka, 1961 (cropped).jpg Benedicto Kiwanuka
(1922–1972)
1 March 196230 April 196260 days DP Elizabeth II
2 Obote cropped.png Milton Obote
(1925–2005)
1962 30 April 19629 October 1962162 days UPC

Prime ministers of Uganda

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
ElectionTerm of officePolitical party Head(s) of state
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1 Obote cropped.png Milton Obote
(1925–2005)
9 October 19629 October 19633 years, 144 days UPC Elizabeth II
9 October 19632 March 1966 Mutesa
2 March 196615 April 196644 daysHimself
Post abolished (15 April 1966 – 18 December 1980)
2 No image.png Otema Allimadi
(1929–2001)
1980 18 December 198027 July 1985
(Deposed in coup)
4 years, 221 days UPC Obote
3 No image.png Paulo Muwanga
(1921–1991)
1 August 198525 August 198524 days Independent Okello
4 No image.png Abraham Waligo
(1928–2000)
25 August 198526 January 1986
(Deposed in coup)
154 days Independent
5 No image.png Samson Kisekka
(1912–1999)
1989 30 January 198622 January 19914 years, 357 days NRM Museveni
6 Adyebo George Cosmas .jpg George Cosmas Adyebo
(1947–2000)
1994 22 January 199118 November 19943 years, 300 days NRM
7 No image.png Kintu Musoke
(born 1938)
1996 18 November 19945 April 19994 years, 138 days NRM
8 Apolo Nsibambi (cropped).jpg Apolo Nsibambi
(1940–2019)
2001
2006
2011
5 April 199924 May 201112 years, 49 days NRM
9 Amama Mbabazi.jpg Amama Mbabazi
(born 1949)
24 May 201118 September 20143 years, 117 days NRM
10 Ruhakana Rugunda 2015 (cropped).jpg Ruhakana Rugunda
(born 1947)
2016
2021
18 September 201421 June 20216 years, 276 days NRM
11 Robinah Nabbanja.jpg Robinah Nabbanja
(born 1969)
21 June 2021Incumbent3 years, 170 days NRM

Timeline

Robinah NabbanjaRuhakana RugundaAmama MbabaziApolo NsibambiKintu MusokeGeorge Cosmas AdyeboSamson KisekkaAbraham WaligoPaulo MuwangaOtema AllimadiMilton OboteBenedicto KiwanukaPrime Minister of Uganda

Organisational structure

As of October 2016, the Office of the Prime Minister oversaw several cabinet ministries and sub-ministries, including: [3]

  1. First Deputy Prime Minister: Moses Ali
  2. Minister in Charge of General Duties, Office of the Prime Minister: Mary Karooro Okurut
  3. Ministry for Karamoja Affairs: headed by Minister John Byabagambi
  4. Minister of State for Karamoja Affairs: Moses Kizige
  5. Ministry of Disaster Preparedness and Refugees: headed by Minister Hilary Onek
  6. Minister of State for Disaster Preparedness and Refugees: Musa Ecweru
  7. Government Chief Whip: Ruth Nankabirwa
  8. Minister of State for the Northern Region: Grace Kwiyucwiny
  9. Minister of State for Luwero Triangle: Dennis Galabuzi Ssozi
  10. Minister of State for Teso Affairs: Agnes Akiror
  11. Minister of State for Bunyoro Affairs: Ernest Kiiza

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Location of the Headquarters of the Office of the Prime Minister of Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  3. 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.