| Parliament name |
Parliament |
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| Structure of parliament |
Unicameral |
| Affiliation to the IPU |
Yes |
| Affiliation date(s) |
1981 - 1985
1991 - |
| LEADERSHIP |
| President |
| Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi (M)
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| Secretary General |
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| COMPOSITION |
| Members (statutory / current number) |
333 / 332 |
PERCENTAGE OF WOMEN
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| Women (current number) |
102 (30.72%) |
| Mode of designation |
Directly elected 215
Indirectly elected 115
Appointed 13 |
| Notes |
Indirectly elected members: includes:
(a) 80 women district representatives; (b) Five youth representatives; (c) Five representatives of disabled persons; (d) Five workers' representatives; and (e) 10 representatives of the Uganda People's Defence Forces. At least one person from categories (b) to (d), and two from category (e) must be women.
Other: 13 ex officio members (ministers who are not elected members and who do not have voting rights).
The President of the Republic may appoint as many ex officio members as he/she wishes. The number of ex officio members, thus the statutory number, may vary during the course of the legislature. |
| Term |
5 years |
| Last renewal dates |
23 February 2006
28 August 2006
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| CONTACT INFORMATION |
| Address |
Parliament
Parliamentary Buildings
P.O. Box 7178 - KAMPALA
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| Phone |
(25641) 437 71 00
437 70 00
425 61 90
423 43 40
434 74 38
434 74 39
434 74 40 |
| Fax |
(25641) 423 12 96 |
| E-mail |
speaker@parliament.go.ug
clerk@parliament.go.ug
mail@parliament.go.ug |
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