Background
Ssemogerere was born in Kalangala District of Uganda.
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Paul Ssemogerere
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He attended Saint Henry"s College Kitovu for his high school. He received a Diploma in Education from the Makerere University in Kampala, subsequently he studied the Politics and Government Program at Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania. In 1979 he obtained a Doctor of Philosophy (Doctor of Philosophy) degree in Public Administration from Syracuse University in Syracuse, New New York
Career
Between 1957 and 1973 he taught at various colleges in Uganda. In 1972, he replaced Benedicto Kiwanuka as the leader of the Democratic Party. Ssemogerere then became the leader of the parliamentary opposition from 1981-1985.
He resigned from his government posts in 1996 because he was the Presidential Candidate for the mainstream opposition, but he lost the 1996 Presidential elections to Museveni.
1961-1962 Parliamentary Secretary to Chief Minister Benedicto Kiwanuka
1963-1969 Publicity Secretary Democratic Party
1979-1981 Member National Consultative Council
1981-1985 Leader of the Official Opposition
1984-1994 Vice President Christian Democratic International
1985-1988 Minister of Internal Affairs
1988-1990 Chair Organization of African Unity Council of Ministers
1988-1994 Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and Regional Affairs
1994-1995 Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Service
2005 Retired as DP President to private business. 2011 Honored as Sabasaba 2011 by Sabasaba Flame Award, for being an all time pro-Democracy and peace politician.
Achievements
Politics
After Yoweri Museveni became president after his National Resistance Army had taken power after a civil war, Ssemogerere was consecutively Minister of Internal Affairs, Foreign Affairs and Public Service and at the same time held the post of Deputy Prime Minister in Museveni"s National Resistance Movement government. After his retirement from politics in November 2005, he was succeeded as party president by John Ssebaana Kizito, the Mayor of Kampala. 1999 Brought the first of 5 landmark cases that outlawed the Movement System and set stage for return of Political Parties to Uganda.
Membership
He is also a member of the Roman Catholic religion. In 1961-1962 Ssemogerere was Elected Member of the Uganda Legislative Council and afterwards of the National Assembly of Uganda as Member of Parliament for North Mengo Constituency.
