List of Speakers of the Parliament of Uganda
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List of Speakers of the Parliament of Uganda.
This is an incomplete list of Speakers
of the Parliament of Uganda:
This is an incomplete list of Speakers
Speaker (politics)
The term speaker is a title often given to the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body. The speaker's official role is to moderate debate, make rulings on procedure, announce the results of votes, and the like. The speaker decides who may speak and has the...
of the Parliament of Uganda:
| Legislature | Name | Period |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Parliament (National Assembly) 1962–May 1966 | Hon. Sir John Bowes Griffin Hon. Narendra M. Patel |
1962 - 1963 1963 – May 1966 |
| 2nd Parliament (National Assembly) 1967–January 1971 | Hon. Narendra M. Patel | 1967 – January 1971 |
| No Legislative Arm of Government | 1971–1979 | |
| 3rd Parliament (National Consultative Council) | Hon. Dr. Edward Rugumayo (chairman) Hon. Francis Butagira Francis K. Butagira Francis K. Butagira is a Ugandan diplomat. As of 2010, he was Uganda's ambassador to Germany.-Education:... (chairman) |
1979 - 1980 1980 |
| 4th Parliament (National Assembly) 1980-July 27, 1985 | Hon. Francis Butagira Francis K. Butagira Francis K. Butagira is a Ugandan diplomat. As of 2010, he was Uganda's ambassador to Germany.-Education:... |
December 23, 1980 – July 27, 1985 |
| 5th Parliament (National Resistance Council) 1986–1996 | Hon. Yoweri Museveni Yoweri Museveni Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is a Ugandan politician and statesman. He has been President of Uganda since 26 January 1986.Museveni was involved in the war that deposed Idi Amin Dada, ending his rule in 1979, and in the rebellion that subsequently led to the demise of the Milton Obote regime in 1985... (chairman) |
January 26, 1986 – 1996 |
| 6th Parliament (Parliament of Uganda) 1996–2001 | Hon. James Wapakhabulo James Wapakhabulo James Francis Wambogo Wapakhabulo was the foreign minister of Uganda from 2001 until his death.Wapakhabulo began his career studying law at the University of East Africa . From the 1960s until its collapse in 1977, he worked as a clerk and legal draftsman with the Assembly of the East African... Hon. Francis Ayume |
1996 - 1998 1998 - 2001 |
| 7th Parliament (Parliament of Uganda) 2001–2006 | Hon. Edward Ssekandi Edward Ssekandi Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi , is a Ugandan lawyer and politician. He is the current Vice President of Uganda. He was appointed to that position on 24 May 2011. Prior to that, he served as the Speaker of Parliament of Uganda, a position he served in from 2001 until 2011... |
July 2001 – 2006 |
| 8th Parliament (Parliament of Uganda) 2006–2011 | Hon. Edward Ssekandi Edward Ssekandi Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi , is a Ugandan lawyer and politician. He is the current Vice President of Uganda. He was appointed to that position on 24 May 2011. Prior to that, he served as the Speaker of Parliament of Uganda, a position he served in from 2001 until 2011... |
May 18, 2006 – 2011 |
| 9th Parliament (Parliament of Uganda) 2011–2016 | Hon. Rebecca Kadaga Rebecca Kadaga Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga is a Ugandan lawyer and politician. She is the current Speaker of the Ugandan Parliament. She was elected to that position on Thursday 19 May 2011. She is the first female to be elected Speaker in the history of Parliament in Uganda. She succeeds Edward Ssekandi, who served... |
May 19 2011 – 2016 |