Rt. Hon. Jacob Marksons Oboth-Oboth

Rt. Hon. Jacob Marksons Oboth‑Oboth (born 13 April 1971 in Tororo District, eastern Uganda) is a Ugandan lawyer and legislator. He has represented West Budama in the Parliament of Uganda since 2011 and, before that, practised as a State Attorney in the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs.

On 25 May 2026 Members of Parliament elected him Speaker of the 12th Parliament.

He attended Muwafu Primary School, sat his O‑levels at St. Denis Ssebugwawo Secondary School and his A‑levels at Tororo High School.

He holds a Bachelor of Laws from Makerere University (2001) and a Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law Development Centre (2002). In 2007 he completed a Master of Laws in election and cyber law at the University of Minnesota in the United States.

Before entering elective politics, Rt. Hon. Oboth‑Oboth served as a State Attorney in the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, including at the Ministry's Mbale regional office. He also served as Deputy Attorney General of the Tieng Adhola Cultural Institution.

He was first elected to Parliament in 2011 to represent West Budama, Tororo District, and was re-elected in 2016. In earlier Parliaments he chaired the Committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs and the Committee on Rules, Discipline and Privileges.

From 2024 to 2026 he served as State Minister for Defence.

On 25 May 2026, at the first sitting of the 12th Parliament at the Kololo Ceremonial Grounds, Rt. Hon. Oboth‑Oboth was elected Speaker with 441 votes, in a poll presided over by the Chief Justice, Hon. Justice Flavian Zeija. He was nominated by Hon. Jessica Alupo and seconded by Hon. Frank Tumwebaze.

As Speaker he chairs the Parliamentary Commission, the Committee on Appointments and the Business Committee, presides over sittings of the House, enforces its Rules of Procedure and represents Parliament in its institutional relations.