[1] Between 2 June 2006 and 28 February 2015, he served as the State Minister for Justice & Constitutional Affairs in the Ugandan Cabinet.
He is also the elected Member of Parliament representing Nakawa Division in Kampala District.
He also holds the Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law Development Centre in Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest metropolitan area.
[5] For a period of eleven years, between 1981 until 1992, Fred Ruhindi worked as a State Attorney, in the Ministry of Justice & Constitutional Affairs.
He entered politics in 2001 and was elected to parliament to represent Nakawa Division, Kampala District.