12 Facts About Edward Ssekandi

Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi was born on 19 January 1943 and is a Ugandan politician and lawyer who served as the eighth vice president of Uganda from 24 May 2011 to 21 June 2021.

Edward Ssekandi served as Member of Parliament for Bukoto County Central constituency from 1996 to 2021.

Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi was born on 19 January 1943 to Virgo and Alex Kiwanuka at Bulegeya, a village in Kyanamukaaka Subcounty in Masaka District.

Edward Ssekandi was enrolled as an advocate of The High Court of Uganda in 1970.

In 1974, Edward Ssekandi assumed the role of Head of Post Graduate Bar Course and later became the Acting Director at the Law Development Centre in 1978.

Edward Ssekandi held positions such as Vice Chairman of the Law Council Disciplinary Committee from 1986 to 1992.

In 1994, Edward Ssekandi represented Bukoto central as a delegate in the Uganda Constituent Assembly, contributing to the drafting of the 1995 Uganda Constitution.

Edward Ssekandi later chaired the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee until 1998.

In September 1998, Edward Ssekandi was elected Deputy Speaker of the 6th Parliament, a position he held until July 2000.

Edward Ssekandi then served as Speaker of the 7th Parliament until 2006 after being re-elected as the member of Parliament for Bukoto central.

Edward Ssekandi was replaced as Speaker by Rebecca Kadaga, the first female Speaker of Parliament in Uganda's history, on 19 May 2011.

Edward Ssekandi belongs to the National Resistance Movement political party.