Lawrence Sebalu | |
|---|---|
 Sebalu (left) meeting with an Egyptian student at Vanderbilt University, 1961 | |
| Minister of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development | |
| In office May 1980 | |
| President | Paulo Muwanga |
| Preceded by | Jack Sentongo |
| Succeeded by | Milton Obote |
| In office 1961–1962 | |
| President | Benedicto Kiwanuka |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Christopher George Frederick Frampton Melmoth |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1930 or 1931 |
| Died | before 31 January 2019 (aged at most 89) |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
Lawrence Sebalu (1930 or 1931 – before 31 January 2019) was a Ugandan lawyer and politician who served as minister of finance, planning, and economic development from 1961 until 1962 and in May 1980. During his first tenure, he was an advocate for independence from the United Kingdom and argued for the diversification of Uganda's agriculture-based economy.