List of ministers of foreign affairs of Uganda

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This article lists the ministers of foreign affairs of Uganda since the country gained independence from the United Kingdom on 9 October 1962.[1][2]

List of ministers

No. Name From To Notes
1 Milton Obote 1962 1966 Sam Odaka was minister of State from 1964 to 1966[2]
2 Sam Odaka 1966 1971
3 Joshua Wanume Kibedi 1971 1973
Paul Etyang 1973 1973 In acting capacity
4 Michael Ondoga 1973 1974
5 Princess Elizabeth of Toro 1974 1974 Princess (Batebe) of the Tooro Kingdom
6 Idi Amin 1974 1975 First tenure; Juma Oris served as acting minister during this time[3]
7 Juma Oris 1975 1978
8 Idi Amin 1978 1979 Second tenure
9 Juma Bashir ? 1979 Last foreign minister under the Amin regime; fled to Juba (then in Sudan) during the Uganda–Tanzania War[4][5]
10 Otema Allimadi 1979 1979
11 Godfrey Binaisa 1979 1979
12 Otema Allimadi 1979 1980
13 Milton Obote 1980 1985
14 John Luwuliza Kirunda 1985 1985
15 Olara Otunnu 1985 1986
16 Ibrahim Mukiibi 1986 1988
17 Paul Ssemogerere 1988 1994
18 Ruhakana Rugunda 1994 1996
19 Eriya Kategaya 1996 2001
20 James Wapakhabulo 2001 2004 Died in office
Tom Butime 2004 2005 In acting capacity
21 Sam Kutesa 2005 2014
Henry Oryem Okello 2014 2015 In acting capacity while Sam Kutesa was President of the United Nations General Assembly
22 Sam Kutesa 2015 2021
23 Jeje Odongo 2021 present

See also

References

  1. ↑ MOFA (26 June 2017). "Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Uganda): About Us". Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA). Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rulers (26 June 2017). "List of Foreign Ministers of Uganda since 1962". Rulers.org (Rulers). Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  3. ↑ Keesing's Record (1975), p. 7.
  4. ↑ Seftel 2010, p. 239.
  5. ↑ Wren, Christopher S. (13 June 1979). "Ugandan Refugees Finding A Haven in Southern Sudan". The New York Times. p. 2. Retrieved 21 December 2019.

Bibliography

  • "B. UGANDA" (PDF). Keesing's Record of World Events. 21. August 1975.
  • Seftel, Adam, ed. (2010) [1st pub. 1994]. Uganda: The Bloodstained Pearl of Africa and Its Struggle for Peace. From the Pages of Drum. Kampala: Fountain Publishers. ISBN 978-9970-02-036-2.

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