Gilbert Balibaseka Bukenya (born 5 August 1949) is a Ugandan politician and physician who was the seventh vice president of Uganda from 23 May 2003 until 23 May 2011.

[3] Gilbert Bukenya was born on 5 August 1949, in the village of Lwantama in Kakiri sub-county, in Busiro County, in present-day Wakiso District,[4] about 30 kilometres (19 mi), by road, northwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.

He also attained the degrees of Master of Science (MSc) from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine UK, and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from the University of Queensland,[2] with a thesis topic of The Epidemiology of Under-Five Childhood Diarrhoeas in a Peri-Urban Population of Papua New Guinea.

In 1996 he entered politics and was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Busiro North constituency.

During this period he is credited for having managed to defuse the tension that was boiling up between President Yoweri Museveni and other historical leaders of the ruling NRM.