Prime Minister of Uganda

Prime Minister of the Republic of Uganda
File:Coat of Arms of the Republic of Uganda.svg Coat of arms of Uganda
Incumbent Ruhakana Rugunda since 18 September 2014
Appointer	Yoweri Museveni, as President of Uganda
Inaugural holder	Milton Obote
Formation	9 October 1962

The Prime Minister of Uganda chairs the Cabinet of Uganda, although the President is the effective head of government.

The post of Prime Minister was created for the first time in 1962. In 1966, Milton Obote (the then-Prime Minister) suspended the Constitution, abolished the post of Prime Minister and declared himself President. In 1980, the post of Prime Minister was reestablished.

Uganda Protectorate

Chief Minister

Chief Minister			Term of Office			Political Party (at time of election)
#	Portrait	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Duration
1		Benedicto Kiwanuka (1922–1972)	2 July 1961	1 March 1962	242 days	Democratic Party

Prime Ministers

Prime Minister			Term of Office			Political Party (at time of election)
#	Portrait	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Duration
1		Benedicto Kiwanuka (1922–1972)	1 March 1962	30 April 1962	60 days	Democratic Party
style="background:Template:Uganda People's Congress/meta/color;color:white;"|2		Milton Obote (1925–2005)	30 April 1962	9 October 1962	162 days	Uganda People's Congress

Commonwealth Realm of Uganda

Prime Minister

Prime Minister			Term of Office			Political Party (at time of election)
#	Portrait	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Duration
style="background:Template:Uganda People's Congress/meta/color;color:white;"|1		Milton Obote (1925–2005)	9 October 1962	9 October 1963	1 year, 0 days	Uganda People's Congress

Republic of Uganda

Prime Ministers

Prime Minister			Term of Office			Political Party (at time of election)
#	Portrait	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Duration
style="background:Template:Uganda People's Congress/meta/color;color:white;"|1		Milton Obote (1925–2005)	9 October 1962	15 April 1966	2 years, 188 days	Uganda People's Congress
Post abolished (15 April 1966 – 18 December 1980)
style="background:Template:Uganda People's Congress/meta/color;color:white;"|2		Otema Allimadi (1929–2001)	18 December 1980	27 July 1985	4 years, 221 days	Uganda People's Congress
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"|3		Paulo Muwanga (1921–1991)	1 August 1985	25 August 1985	24 days	Independent
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"|4		Abraham Waligo (1925–2000)	25 August 1985	26 January 1986	154 days	Independent
style="background:Template:National Resistance Movement/meta/color;"|5		Samson Kisekka (1912–1999)	30 January 1986	22 January 1991	4 years, 357 days	National Resistance Movement
style="background:Template:National Resistance Movement/meta/color;"|6		George Cosmas Adyebo (1947–2000)	22 January 1991	18 November 1994	3 years, 300 days	National Resistance Movement
style="background:Template:National Resistance Movement/meta/color;"|7		Kintu Musoke (1938–)	18 November 1994	5 April 1999	4 years, 138 days	National Resistance Movement
style="background:Template:National Resistance Movement/meta/color;"|8		Apolo Nsibambi (1938–)	5 April 1999	24 May 2011	12 years, 49 days	National Resistance Movement
style="background:Template:National Resistance Movement/meta/color;"|9		Amama Mbabazi (1949–)	24 May 2011	18 September 2014	3 years, 117 days	National Resistance Movement
style="background:Template:National Resistance Movement/meta/color;"|10		Ruhakana Rugunda (1947–)	18 September 2014	Incumbent	10 years, 61 days (as of 18 November 2024)	National Resistance Movement

See also

• Uganda
• President of Uganda
• Vice President of Uganda
• Politics of Uganda
• History of Uganda
• Political parties of Uganda

References

• World Statesmen: Uganda