| Post: | Prime Minister |
| Body: | the Republic of Uganda |
| Insignia: | Coat of arms of Uganda.svg |
| Insigniacaption: | Coat of arms of Uganda |
| Incumbent: | Robinah Nabbanja |
| Incumbentsince: | 21 June 2021 |
| Style: | The Right Honourable |
| Abbreviation: | PM |
| Member Of: | Cabinet |
| Residence: | Kampala |
| Appointer: | President of Uganda |
| Termlength: | 5 years |
| Formation: | 9 October 1962 |
| Inaugural: | Milton Obote |
| Deputy: | Deputy Prime Minister of Uganda |
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]
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.
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. The coordinates of the headquarters are 0°18'58.0"N, 32°35'13.0"E (Latitude:0.316111; Longitude:32.586944).
| Portrait | Name | Election | Term of office | Political party | Monarch | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 | Benedicto Kiwanuka | — | 1962 | 1962 | DP | Elizabeth II | ||
| 2 | Milton Obote | 1962 | 1962 | 1962 | UPC | |||
| Portrait | Name | Election | Term of office | Political party | Head(s) of state | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 | Milton Obote | — | 1962 | 1963 | UPC | Elizabeth II | ||
| 1963 | 1966 | Mutesa | ||||||
| — | 1966 | 1966 | Himself | |||||
| Post abolished (15 April 1966 – 18 December 1980) | ||||||||
| 2 | Otema Allimadi | 1980 | 1980 | 1985 | UPC | Obote | ||
| 3 | Paulo Muwanga | — | 1985 | 1985 | Independent | Okello | ||
| 4 | Abraham Waligo | — | 1985 | 1986 | Independent | |||
| 5 | Samson Kisekka | 1989 | 1986 | 1991 | NRM | Museveni | ||
| 6 | George Cosmas Adyebo | 1994 | 1991 | 1994 | NRM | |||
| 7 | Kintu Musoke | 1996 | 1994 | 1999 | NRM | |||
| 8 | Apolo Nsibambi | 2001 2006 2011 | 1999 | 2011 | NRM | |||
| 9 | Amama Mbabazi | — | 2011 | 2014 | NRM | |||
| 10 | Ruhakana Rugunda | 2016 2021 | 2014 | 2021 | NRM | |||
| 11 | Robinah Nabbanja | — | 2021 | Incumbent | NRM | |||
As of October 2016, the Office of the Prime Minister oversaw several cabinet ministries and sub-ministries, including:[2]