Education
Makerere University.
Makerere University.
He is the Minister for Local Government in the Ugandan Cabinet. He has served in that position since 18 February 2009. Mwesige has been enrolled as an Advocate of the High Court of Uganda since 1994.
Between 1992 and 1996, he worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as a foreign service officer responsible for legal and consular matters.
He was first elected to Parliament in 1996, to represent Bunyangabu County in Kabarole District, a position he still holds as of February 2015. Before 2009, Mwesige served as Minister for General Duties in the Office of the Prime Minister.
In the cabinet reshuffle of 27 May 2011, Mwesige retained his local government portfolio. Mwesige is married. He is reported to have particular interest in community mobilization and public interest litigation.
He is also the elected Member of Parliament for Bunyangabu County, Kabarole District, a position he has served in since 1996.