Prime Minister of Uganda
Note - not Head of Government
The Prime Minister of Uganda is in charge of the Cabinet of Uganda, although the President is the effective head of government. Robinah Nabbanja has been the Prime Minister since 21 June 2021.
| Prime Minister of the Republic of Uganda | |
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| Appointer | Yoweri Museveni, as President of Uganda |
| Inaugural holder | Milton Obote |
| Formation | 9 October 1962 |
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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.
List of officeholders
change- Political parties
Democratic Party (DP)
Uganda People's Congress (UPC)
- Other factions
- Status
Denotes acting prime minister
Chief minister of Uganda Protectorate
change| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Election | Term of office | Political party | Monarch | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 | Benedicto Kiwanuka (1922–1972) |
1961 | 2 July 1961 | 1 March 1962 | 242 days | DP | Elizabeth II | |
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Prime ministers of Uganda Protectorate
change| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Election | Term of office | Political party | Monarch | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 | Benedicto Kiwanuka (1922–1972) |
— | 1 March 1962 | 30 April 1962 | 60 days | DP | Elizabeth II | |
| 2 | Milton Obote (1925–2005) |
1962 | 30 April 1962 | 9 October 1962 | 162 days | UPC | ||
Prime ministers of Uganda
change| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Election | Term of office | Political party | Head(s) of state | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 | Milton Obote (1925–2005) |
— | 9 October 1962 | 9 October 1963 | 3 years, 144 days | UPC | Elizabeth II | |
| 9 October 1963 | 2 March 1966 | Mutesa | ||||||
| — | 2 March 1966 | 15 April 1966 | 44 days | Himself | ||||
| Post abolished (15 April 1966 – 18 December 1980) | ||||||||
| 2 | Otema Allimadi (1929–2001) |
1980 | 18 December 1980 | 27 July 1985 (Deposed in coup) |
4 years, 221 days | UPC | Obote | |
| 3 | Paulo Muwanga (1921–1991) |
— | 1 August 1985 | 25 August 1985 | 24 days | Independent | Okello | |
| 4 | Abraham Waligo (1928–2000) |
— | 25 August 1985 | 26 January 1986 (Deposed in coup) |
154 days | Independent | ||
| 5 | Samson Kisekka (1912–1999) |
1989 | 30 January 1986 | 22 January 1991 | 4 years, 357 days | NRM | Museveni | |
| 6 | George Cosmas Adyebo (1947–2000) |
1994 | 22 January 1991 | 18 November 1994 | 3 years, 300 days | NRM | ||
| 7 | Kintu Musoke (born 1938) |
1996 | 18 November 1994 | 5 April 1999 | 4 years, 138 days | NRM | ||
| 8 | Apolo Nsibambi (1940–2019) |
2001 2006 2011 |
5 April 1999 | 24 May 2011 | 12 years, 49 days | NRM | ||
| 9 | Amama Mbabazi (born 1949) |
— | 24 May 2011 | 18 September 2014 | 3 years, 117 days | NRM | ||
| 10 | Ruhakana Rugunda (born 1947) |
2016 2021 |
18 September 2014 | 21 June 2021 | 6 years, 276 days | NRM | ||
| 11 | Robinah Nabbanja (born 1969) |
— | 21 June 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 164 days | NRM | ||
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