List of presidents of the Senate of Eswatini

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The president of the Senate of Eswatini is the presiding officer of the Senate of Eswatini.

The president is elected by the Senate, either among its own members (other than ministers) or from among persons who are not members.

NameEntered officeLeft officeNotes
Sir John Wardle Houlton 19671973 [1] [2] [3]
In abeyance19731980 [4] [5]
Elias M. Hlope 19801984 [6] [7] [8]
Jacob P. Mavimbela 19841994 [9] [10]
Lawrence Mfana Mncina 19941998 [11]
Muntu P. N. Mswane 19982003 [12] [13]
Mathendele Dlamini 20032006 [14]
Princess Gelane Zwane 2006October 2018 [15]
Lindiwe Dlamini October 2018Present [16]

Sources

  1. ↑ "Political Handbook and Atlas of the World". 1970.
  2. ↑ Scutt, Joan Frances (1980). The story of Swaziland. Websters. ISBN   9780797800069.
  3. ↑ "The Parliamentarian". 1973.
  4. ↑ "The Parliamentarian: Journal of the Parliaments of the Commonwealth". 1974.
  5. ↑ "The Parliamentarian". 1975.
  6. ↑ "Country Report: Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland". 1988.
  7. ↑ "The Parliamentarian: Journal of the Parliaments of the Commonwealth". 1983.
  8. ↑ "The Parliamentarian". 1984.
  9. ↑ "The Parliamentarian". 1988.
  10. ↑ "The Parliamentarian". 1993.
  11. ↑ Levy, Cynthia J.; Schultz, Jeffrey D. (2013-12-02). Global Links: A Guide to People and Institutions Worldwide. ISBN   9781135933104.
  12. ↑ Senate, Swaziland. Parliament (2003). "Hansard Report of the ... Parliament ... Sitting from".
  13. ↑ "Times of Swaziland".
  14. ↑ Who is Who in Swaziland
  15. ↑ "Gelane Zwane (Swaziland)". 22 May 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-05-22.
  16. ↑ "Lindiwe Senate President". Time Of Swaziland. Retrieved 24 October 2018.

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