List of ministers of internal affairs of Uganda

List of ministers of internal affairs of Uganda Since independence from the United Kingdom on 9 October 1962, Uganda has had the following ministers of internal affairs:

No.NameFromToHead of stateNotes -G OdaBenedicto KiwanukaOda was minister under Prime Minister Benedicto Kiwanuka and the first to take the title of minister and not secretary. He was Minister of Internal Affairs under the transitional government.1Cuthbert Joseph ObwangorApollo Milton OboteObwangor was Minister of Regional Administration which briefly assumed the responsibilities of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.1Felix Kenyi OnamaOnama also can lay claim to the Minister of Interior position between 1962 and 1964, as he was Minister of Works and Labour. That role assumed some of the other responsibilities of the Minister of Interior like leading the police.2Basil Kiiza BataringayaBasil Kiiza Bataringaya headed the newly created Ministry of Home Affairs, later renamed Ministry of Internal Affairs. He assumed the role after he flipped parties and joined the Obote administration.3Lt. Col. Ernest Obitre GamaIdi Amin4Charles Oboth‐Ofumbi5Paulo MuwangaYusuf LuleGodfrey Binaisa Presidential Commission of Uganda Paulo MuwangaPaulo Muwanga became head of state briefly when the Presidential Commission of Uganda gave him the powers of the President of Uganda from 22 May to 15 December 1980, where he also was Minister of Internal Affairs. 6John Mikloth Magoola Luwuliza-KirundaApolo Milton Obote (Second Administration)Dr. John M. M. Luwuliza Kirunda left the role when he became Foreign Minister 7Paul SsemogerereGeneral Bazilio Olara-OkelloPaul Ssemogerere left the position when he became Foreign ministerGeneral Tito OkelloYoweri MuseveniPaul Ssemogerere stayed on for the beginning of Yoweri Museveni's administration.8Kahinda OtafiireMaj. Kahinda Otafiire had to resign as Minister of Internal Affairs after he brandished a pistol at a woman at a Kampala bar.9Ibrahim Mukiibi10Crispus Kiyonga11Eriya Kategaya12James WapakhabuloDied in office13Tom ButimeIn acting capacity14Hilary Onek15Aronda Nyakairima16Rose Akol17Jeje Odongo

List of ministers of internal affairs of Uganda

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