
Hon. Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga
Hon. Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga, the 1st Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African Community Affairs in Uganda since June 2021, has had a distinguished career. She is the Speaker Emeritus of the 9th (2011-2016) and 10th (2016-2021) Parliaments and the first woman Speaker in Uganda’s parliamentary history. Previously, she served as Deputy Speaker in the 7th (2001-2006) and 8th (2006-2011) Parliaments.
She was the first Ugandan woman to establish a legal practice, M/S Kadaga and Co. Advocates, in 1964. She is a dedicated advocate for human rights, women’s rights, youth emancipation, and social and economic justice. As President of FIDA Uganda, she established the FIDA Legal Aid Clinic, providing pro-Bono legal services to Indigenous women, and helped it become a household name in Uganda. Hon. Kadaga has held significant roles in the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and the Inter-Parliamentary Union, hosting major international conferences like the 126th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly in 2012 and the 64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in 2019.