Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (Uganda)

The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MGLSD) is a Cabinet-level government ministry of Uganda. The mandate of the ministry is to empower citizens to maximize their individual and collective potential by developing skills, increasing labour productivity, and cultural enrichment to achieve sustainable and gender-sensitive development.^[1] The ministry is headed by a Cabinet minister, Betty Amongi Akena.^[2]

Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development

Coat of Arms of Uganda
Ministry overview
Type	Ministry
Jurisdiction	Government of Uganda
Headquarters	George Street, Nakasero Hill Kampala, Uganda
Ministry executive	Betty Amongi, Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development
Website	Homepage

Location

The headquarters of the MGLSD are on George Street on Nakasero Hill in the Central Division of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.^[3] The coordinates of the ministry headquarters are 0°19'00.0"N, 32°34'43.0"E (Latitude:0.316677; Longitude:32.578611).^[4]

Directorates

MGLSD is divided into the following administrative directorates:^[5]

• Labour, Employment and Occupational Safety
• Social Protection
• Gender & Community Development

Leadership

The cabinet minister is assisted by five ministers of state.^[6]

• State Minister for Gender and Culture - Peace Mutuuzo
• State Minister for Youth and Children Affairs - Hon. Nyirabashitsi Sarah Mateke
• State Minister for the Elderly - Hon. Dominic Mafwabi Gidudu
• State Minister for Disability Affairs - Hon. Asamo Hellen Grace
• State Minister for Labour, Employment and Industrial Relations - Col. Rtd Okello P. Charles Engola

List of ministers

Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development

• Betty Amongi (8 June 2021 - present)^[7]
• Frank Tumwebaze (14 December 2019 - 8 June 2021)^[8]
• Janat Mukwaya (6 June 2016 - 14 December 2019)^[9]

Minister of Gender and Social Issues

• Wilson Muruli Mukasa (1 March 2015 - 6 June 2016)^[10]
• Mary Karooro Okurut (23 May 2013 - 1 March 2015)^[11]
• Syda Bbumba (27 May 2011 - 16 February 2012)^[12][13]

Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development

• Gabriel Opio (16 February 2009 - 27 May 2011)^[14]
• Syda Bbumba (1 June 2006 - 16 February 2009)^[15]
• Zoe Bakoko Bakoru (2001 - 1 June 2006)^[16]

See also

• Politics of Uganda
• Parliament of Uganda

References

1. MGLSD (22 September 2016). "Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (Uganda): About Us - Mandate". Kampala: Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (Zambia) (MGLSD). Retrieved 22 September 2016.
2. "NEW CABINET: Museveni drops Kutesa, 10 ministers". The Independent.
3. MGLSD (22 September 2016). "Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (Uganda): Our Contacts". Kampala: Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (Uganda) (MGLSD). Retrieved 22 September 2016.
4. Google (22 September 2016). "Location of the Headquarters of the Ugandan Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
5. MGLSD (22 September 2016). "Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (Uganda): Directorates". Kampala: Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (Uganda) (MGLSD). Retrieved 22 September 2016.
6. Uganda State House (6 June 2016). "Museveni's new cabinet list At 6 June 2016" (PDF). Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
7. "NEW CABINET: Museveni drops Kutesa, 10 ministers". The Independent. from the original on 9 June 2021.
8. "CABINET RESHUFFLE 2019". Uganda Media Centre. 14 December 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
9. "Museveni appoints his wife to key ministry in new cabinet". Africanews. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
10. "Muruli Mukasa appointed acting Minister of Justice". The Independent Uganda. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
11. "Cabinet". Uganda High Commission in Canada. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
12. Mukasa, Henry (28 May 2011). . New Vision (Kampala). Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
13. Sheila Naturinda, and Yasiin Mugerwa (17 February 2012). . Daily Monitor. Kampala. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
14. . New Vision (Kampala). 18 February 2009. Archived from the original on 13 February 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
15. Mukasa, Henry (2 June 2006). . New Vision. Kampala. Archived from the original (Archived from the original on 11 December 2014) on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
16. "Ex minister Bakoko Bakoru returns from exile on Friday". The Observer. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2022.

External links

• Website of Ugandan Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development

00°19′00″N 32°34′43″E / 0.31667°N 32.57861°E / 0.31667; 32.57861