Mr. Jacob L’okori Oulanyah is the Deputy Speaker in the Parliament of Uganda, where he has served since 2011. As Deputy Speaker, he also acts as the Vice Chairperson of the Appointments Committee. Before holding this position, Mr. Oulanyah was in private legal practice for over ten years after receiving his Bachelor of Social Sciences and of Laws from Makerere University and his Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law Development Center in Uganda.