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The Cabinet of Botswana consists of the President, Vice President and all the Ministers and assistant ministers, the permanent secretary and deputy permanent secretary to the president and cabinet.
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The Cabinet of Botswana consists of the President, Vice President and all the Ministers and assistant ministers, the permanent secretary and deputy permanent secretary to the president and cabinet.
The ministers of the cabinet were announced by Duma Boko on a staggered basis from the 11th to the 15th of November 2024. [1] [2] [3]
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |||||
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| Office of the President | |||||||||
| President | 1 November 2024 | Incumbent | BNF | ||||||
| Vice-Presidency | |||||||||
| Vice-President | 7 November 2024 | Incumbent | AP | ||||||
| Ministry of Finance | |||||||||
| Minister of Finance | Ndaba Gaolathe | 11 November 2024 | Incumbent | AP | |||||
| Ministry of International Relations | |||||||||
| Minister of International Relations | 11 November 2024 | Incumbent | AP | ||||||
| Ministry of Health | |||||||||
| Minister of Health | 11 November 2024 | Incumbent | BNF | ||||||
| Assistant Minister of Health | 11 November 2024 | Incumbent | BPF | ||||||
| Ministry of Child Welfare and Basic Education | |||||||||
| Minister of Child Welfare and Basic Education | 11 November 2024 | Incumbent | BPP | ||||||
| Ministry of Higher Education | |||||||||
| Minister of Higher Education | 15 November 2024 | Incumbent | Independent | ||||||
| Assistant Minister of Higher Education | 15 November 2024 | Incumbent | BNF | ||||||
| Ministry of Lands and Agriculture | |||||||||
| Minister of Lands and Agriculture | 11 November 2024 | Incumbent | BNF | ||||||
| Assistant Minister of Lands and Agriculture | 11 November 2024 | Incumbent | Independent | ||||||
| Ministry of Youth and Gender Affairs | |||||||||
| Minister of Youth and Gender Affairs | 11 November 2024 | Incumbent | Independent | ||||||
| Ministry of State Presidency | |||||||||
| Minister of State Presidency | 15 November 2024 | Incumbent | BNF | ||||||
| Assistant Minister of State Presidency | 15 November 2024 | Incumbent | BNF | ||||||
| Ministry of Justice and Correctional Services | |||||||||
| Minister of Justice and Correctional Services | 14 November 2024 | Incumbent | BNF | ||||||
| Assistant Minister of Justice and Correctional Services | 14 November 2024 | Incumbent | BNF | ||||||
| Ministry of Local Government and Traditional Affairs | |||||||||
| Minister of Local Government and Traditional Affairs | 14 November 2024 | Incumbent | BNF | ||||||
| Assistant Minister of Local Government and Traditional Affairs | 14 November 2024 | Incumbent | BPP | ||||||
| Ministry of Minerals and Energy | |||||||||
| Minister of Minerals and Energy | 14 November 2024 | Incumbent | Independent | ||||||
| Ministry of Communications and Innovation | |||||||||
| Minister of Communications and Innovation | 14 November 2024 | Incumbent | Independent | ||||||
| Assistant Minister of Communications and Innovation | 14 November 2024 | Incumbent | BNF | ||||||
| Ministry of Environment and Tourism | |||||||||
| Minister of Environment and Tourism | 15 November 2024 | Incumbent | AP | ||||||
| Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs | |||||||||
| Minister of Labour and Home Affairs | 14 November 2024 | Incumbent | AP | ||||||
| Ministry of Sports and Arts | |||||||||
| Minister of Sports and Arts | 15 November 2024 | Incumbent | AP | ||||||
| Ministry of Trade and Entrepreneurship | |||||||||
| Minister of Trade and Entrepreneurship | 14 November 2024 | Incumbent | BPP | ||||||
| Assistant Minister of Trade and Entrepreneurship | 14 November 2024 | Incumbent | BPF | ||||||
| Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure | |||||||||
| Minister of Transport and Infrastructure | 15 November 2024 | Incumbent | BNF | ||||||
| Assistant Minister of Transport and Infrastructure | 15 November 2024 | Incumbent | BPP | ||||||
| Ministry of Water and Human Settlement | |||||||||
| Minister of Water and Human Settlement | 15 November 2024 | Incumbent | Independent | ||||||
| Assistant Minister of Water and Human Settlement | 15 November 2024 | Incumbent | BNF | ||||||
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