Edward Ssekandi

Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi
Vice President of Uganda
Incumbent
Assumed office 24 May 2011
President	Yoweri Museveni
Prime Minister	Amama Mbabazi
Preceded by	Gilbert Bukenya
Personal details
Born	Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi 19 January 1943 Masaka, Uganda
Alma mater	Makerere University (Bachelor of Laws) Law Development Centre (Diploma in Legal Practice)
Occupation	Vice President of Uganda
Profession	Lawyer
Religion	Roman Catholic

Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi (born 19 January 1943) is a Ugandan politician and lawyer who has been Vice President of Uganda since 24 May 2011.^[1] Prior to that, he served as the Speaker of Parliament from 2001 to 2011.^[2] He has served as Member of Parliament for Bukoto County Central constituency since 1996.

Life and career

Ssekandi was born in Masaka District on 19 January 1943. He graduated with honors from the University of East Africa with a Bachelor of Laws degree. He also holds a Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law Development Center in Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.^[3]

From 1973 until 1978, he served as a lecturer at the Uganda Law Development Centre. Between 1978 and 1979, he served as the Acting Director of the Law Development Centre. He was the lead counsel on the Commission of Inquiry into Violations of Human Rights, between 1986 and 1993. He was a delegate to the Constitutional Assembly, which drafted the 1995 Ugandan constitution, from 1994 until 1995.

In 1996, Edward Ssekandi was elected to the Ugandan Parliament to represent Bukoto County Central, located in Masaka District. He was re-elected from that constituency in 2001, 2006 and 2011. He served as Deputy Speaker of Parliament from 1996 to 2001. He was elected as Speaker in 2001, a position he held until 2011. He was replaced as Speaker by Rebecca Kadaga, the first female Speaker of Parliament in Uganda's history, on 19 May 2011.^[4]

Personal details

He is married. He belongs to the National Resistance Movement political party. He is reported to be a sports enthusiast.^[3]

See also

• Parliament of Uganda
• List of Speakers of the Parliament of Uganda

References

1. Matsiko, Haggai (24 May 2011). "Former speaker Sekandi is new VP and Mbabazi prime minister". The Independent (Uganda). Retrieved 5 February 2015.
2. Naturinda, Sheila (16 May 2011). "Uganda: Speaker Ssekandi quits for Kadaga". Daily Monitor (Kampala) via AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
3. POU (2011). "Profile of Ssekandi Edward Kiwanuka: Member of Parliament for Bukoto County Central, Masaka District". Parliament of Uganda (POU). Retrieved 5 February 2015.
4. "Kadaga Is First Female Speaker". New Vision (Kampala). 19 May 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2015.

External links

• Ssekandi To Run In 2016