John Ssebaana Kizito

John Ssebaana Kizito
Born	1934 (age 82–83) Uganda
Residence	Muyenga, Kampala, Uganda
Nationality	Ugandan
Citizenship	Uganda
Alma mater	Makerere University (BA) University of Oregon (MA)
Occupation	Economist & Politician
Years active	1962 — present
Known for	Politics
Home town	Bombo

John Ssebaana Kizito (born 1934) is a Ugandan, businessman, economist and politician. He was the President of the Democratic Party (DP) in Uganda from 2005 to 2010. Kizito was a member of the University Council of Ndejje University. He is reported to be one of the wealthiest people in Uganda, having sizable holdings in real estate and insurance.

He attended Kings College Budo and is a graduate of Makerere University. In 1960, He graduated with a Master of Arts (MA) degree in Economics from the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon, in the United States.

John Ssebaana Kizito is one of the few veteran politicians in Uganda, with his political career going as far back as pre-independence Uganda. He has therefore surprisingly served and survived as a civil servant and politician in several of Uganda’s eras of tyranny and political turmoil, including under Idi Amin, Milton Obote, and the current Museveni’s National Resistance Movement government.

In 1960, he served as a National Executive Officer. He served as a member of the East African Legislative Assembly, an arm of the East African Community from 1967 until 1977. From 1977 until 1980, he served as the chairman of National Insurance Corporation. In 1980, he was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Kampala South Constituency, winning 90% of the votes. He was the Shadow Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1981 until 1985 and was Acting Leader of the Opposition in 1983.

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