Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi (born 19 January 1942) is a
Uganda
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n politician and lawyer who served as the eighth
vice president of Uganda
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Vice presidents of Uganda
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from 24 May 2011 to 21 June 2021. Prior to that, he served as the
Speaker of Parliament
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from 2001 to 2011. He served as
Member of Parliament
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for Bukoto County Central constituency from 1996 to 2021.
Life and career
Ssekandi was born in
Masaka District
Masaka District is a district in Buganda Kingdom in Uganda. Its main town is Masaka City, whose estimated population in 2011 was 74,100.
Location
The district is bordered by Bukomansimbi District to the north-west, Kalungu District to the nort ...
on 19 January 1942. He graduated with honors from the
University of East Africa
The University of East Africa was established on 29 June 1963"Universities: East Africa", ''A Historical Companion To Postcolonial Thought In English'' (Columbia University Press, 2005) Prem Poddar and David Johnson, eds., p. 489. and served Keny ...
with a
Bachelor of Laws
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degree. He also holds a Diploma in Legal Practice from the
Law Development Center
The Law Development Centre (LDC) is an educational institution in Uganda for higher learning that offers various legal courses ranging from one month to one year.
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The LDC is the only institution in Uganda that offers the Bar Course leadi ...
in
Kampala
Kampala (, ) is the capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,680,000 and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division, and Ruba ...
, Uganda's capital and largest city.
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
The Law Development Centre (LDC) is an educational institution in Uganda for higher learning that offers various legal courses ranging from one month to one year.
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The LDC is the only institution in Uganda that offers the Bar Course leadi ...
. 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
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, 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
Masaka District is a district in Buganda Kingdom in Uganda. Its main town is Masaka City, whose estimated population in 2011 was 74,100.
Location
The district is bordered by Bukomansimbi District to the north-west, Kalungu District to the nort ...
. 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
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in 2001, a position he held until 2011. He was replaced as Speaker by
Rebecca Kadaga
Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga (born 24 May 1956) is a Ugandan lawyer and politician who served as the Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda from 19 May 2011 until 21 May 2021. She currently serves as the First Deputy Prime Minister of Uganda. She conc ...
, the first female Speaker of Parliament in Uganda's history, on 19 May 2011.
Personal details
He is married. He belongs to the
National Resistance Movement
The National Resistance Movement ( sw, Harakati za Upinzani za Kitaifa; abbr. NRM) has been the ruling party in Uganda since 1986.
History
The National Resistance Movement (NRM) was founded as a liberation movement that waged a guerrilla ...
political party. He is reported to be a sports enthusiast.
See also
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Parliament of Uganda
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List of speakers of the Parliament of Uganda
This is a list of speakers of the Parliament of Uganda, since 1962:
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Website of Parliament of Uganda
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1942 births
Living people
20th-century Ugandan lawyers
Ugandan Roman Catholics
Vice presidents of Uganda
People from Masaka District
Law Development Centre alumni
Law Development Centre academics
University of East Africa alumni
Members of the Parliament of Uganda
Speakers of the Parliament of Uganda
National Resistance Movement politicians
People educated at St. Mary's College Kisubi
21st-century Ugandan politicians