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词条 Edward Ssekandi
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  1. Life and career

  2. Personal details

  3. See also

  4. References

  5. External links

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Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi (born 19 January 1942) 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 1942. 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. ^{{cite web|first=Haggai |last=Matsiko |url=http://www.independent.co.ug/component/wordpress/2011/05/former-speaker-sekandi-is-new-vp-and-mbabazi-prime-minister/?Itemid=422 |archive-url=https://archive.is/20150208044004/http://www.independent.co.ug/component/wordpress/2011/05/former-speaker-sekandi-is-new-vp-and-mbabazi-prime-minister/?Itemid=422 |dead-url=yes |archive-date=8 February 2015 |title=Former speaker Sekandi is new VP and Mbabazi prime minister |date=24 May 2011 |accessdate=5 February 2015 |newspaper=The Independent (Uganda) }}
2. ^{{cite web|title=Uganda: Speaker Ssekandi quits for Kadaga|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201105161925.html |accessdate=5 February 2015|date=16 May 2011|last=Naturinda|first=Sheila|newspaper=Daily Monitor (Kampala) via AllAfrica.com}}
3. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.parliament.go.ug/mpdata/mps.hei?details=t&j=258&const=Bukoto+County+Central&dist_id=5&distname=Masaka | title=Profile of Ssekandi Edward Kiwanuka: Member of Parliament for Bukoto County Central, Masaka District | date=2011 | accessdate=5 February 2015 | publisher=Parliament of Uganda (POU) | last=POU}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/12/755206|title=Kadaga Is First Female Speaker|date=19 May 2011|accessdate=5 February 2015|newspaper=New Vision (Kampala)|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141211080732/http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/12/755206|archivedate=11 December 2014|df=}}

External links

  • Ssekandi To Run In 2016
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