List of ministers of justice and constitutional affairs of Uganda explained

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			Apollo Milton Obote	Ibingira was the first minister of justice and constitutional affairs of Uganda after Independence.^[1]
2	Cuthbert Joseph Obwangor				After being Minister of Internal Affairs, Cuthbert Joseph Obwangor became Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs.^[2] ^[3] ^[4]
-	Vacant				After Obwangor, Uganda did not have a minister of justice for the remainder of Apollo Milton Obote's first administration.^[5]
3				Idi Amin	^[6]
4	Godfrey Serunkuma Lule				^[7] ^[8]
5	Dani Wadada Nabudere			Yusuf Lule	^[9]
6	Edward Ogbal			Godfrey Binaisa	^[10]
				Presidential Commission of Uganda
				Apollo Milton Obote
7	Joseph Mulenga			Yoweri Museveni	^[11]
8	George Kanyeihamba				^[12] ^[13]
9	Abu Mayanja				^[14] ^[15]
10	Joseph Ekemu				^[16]
11	Bart Magunda Katureebe				^[17] ^[18]
12	Joshua S. Mayanja-Nkangi				^[19]
13	Janat Mukwaya				Janet Mukwaya was the first woman to be the minister of justice and constitutional affairs in Uganda.^[20] ^[21] ^[22]
14	Amama Mbabazi				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				^[24]
16	Kahinda Otafiire				^[25]
17	Ephraim Kamuntu
18	Norbert Mao				^[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

External links

• Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs of Uganda Official Website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Uganda’s first cabinet ministers in 1962. 3 August 2012. Daily Monitor.
2. Book: Bulletin. International Commission of Jurists. 1964. en.
3. Book: The Constitution of Uganda, 15th April, 1966. 1966. Govt. printer. en.
4. Book: Official Report. Uganda National Assembly. 1965. en.
5. Book: The Europa Year Book 1967 A World Survey Vol. ii. 1967. Europa. 1297.
6. Book: The Uganda Gazette. 1971. Government Printer. en.
7. Book: The Uganda Law Focus. 1972. Law Development Centre. en.
8. Web site: Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1977:Jan.,Mar... HathiTrust. en. 2018-06-24.
9. News: Prof. Nabudere is dead. Daily Monitor. 2018-06-24. en-UK.
10. Book: Who's who in Uganda. Fountain Publishers. en.
11. Web site: Justice Mulenga is dead. Frank Kisakye. 29 August 2012. The Observer. 21 April 2015.
12. Web site: Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1990 no.1-6.. HathiTrust. en. 2018-06-24.
13. Book: Hayner, Priscilla B.. Unspeakable Truths: Confronting State Terror and Atrocity. 2001. Psychology Press. 9780415924788. en.
14. Web site: Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1991July-Dec.. HathiTrust. en. 2018-06-24.
15. Book: Uganda Confidential. 1993. Uganda Confidential. en.
16. Web site: Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1995Jan-Apr 1995.. HathiTrust. en. 2018-06-24.
17. Web site: Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. Jan-Mar 1998.. HathiTrust. en. 2018-06-24.
18. Book: Countries of the World and Their Leaders Yearbook. 1997. Gale Research Company. en.
19. Web site: Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. Oct-Dec 2000.. HathiTrust. en. 2018-06-24.
20. Web site: Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. Sept. -Dec. 2001, inc... HathiTrust. en. 2018-06-24.
21. Web site: Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. Jan. -Apr. 2002.. HathiTrust. en. 2018-06-24.
22. Book: Turner, B.. The Statesman's Yearbook 2005: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World. 2017-02-07. Springer. 9780230271333. en.
23. Web site: With or without NRM, I will run for presidency in 2016, Mbabazi says. 2015-09-22.
24. Book: Your Rights: The Uganda Human Rights Commission Monthly Magazine. 2007. The Commission. en.
25. Web site: Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs. www.justice.go.ug. 2018-06-24.
26. Web site: Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs . 2022-12-13.