List of prime ministers of Lesotho

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Prime Minister of Lesotho
Tona-Kholo
Coat of arms of Lesotho.svg
Coat of arms of Lesotho
Sam Matekane.jpg
Incumbent
Sam Matekane
since 28 October 2022
Style The Right Honorable
Residence State House, Maseru
Appointer Letsie III,
as King of Lesotho
Term length 5 years, no fixed term
Inaugural holder Sekhonyana Nehemia Maseribane
Formation6 May 1965
Salary562,734 LSL/36,650 USD annually [1]

This is a list of prime ministers of Lesotho (Sotho : Tona-Kholo) since the formation of the post of Prime Minister of Lesotho in 1965, to the present day.

Contents

A total of seven people have served as Prime Minister of Lesotho (not counting one Acting Prime Minister and two Chairmen of the Military Council). Additionally, three persons, Ntsu Mokhehle, Pakalitha Mosisili and Tom Thabane, have served on two non-consecutive occasions.

The current Prime Minister is Sam Matekane, who was sworn in on 28 October 2022. [2]

List of officeholders

Political parties
   Basotho National Party (BNP)
   Basutoland Congress Party (BCP)
   Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD)
   Democratic Congress (DC)
   All Basotho Convention (ABC)
   Revolution for Prosperity (RFP)
Other factions
   Military
   Independent
Status
  Chairman of the Military Council
  Acting prime minister
No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)		ElectionTerm of officePolitical party Monarch(s)
(Reign)
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1 No image.png Sekhonyana Nehemia Maseribane
(1918–1986)		 1965 6 May 19657 July 196562 days BNP Queen Elizabeth II official portrait for 1959 tour (retouched) (cropped) (3-to-4 aspect ratio).jpg
Elizabeth II
(1965–1966)
2 Minister-president Jonathan van Lesotho (1970).jpg Leabua Jonathan
(1914–1987)		 1970
( annulled )
1985 		7 July 196520 January 1986
( deposed )		20 years, 197 days BNP Moshoeshoe II van Lesotho.jpg
Moshoeshoe II
(1966–1990)
— No image.png Justin Metsing Lekhanya
(1938–2021)		—24 January 19862 May 1991
( deposed )		5 years, 98 days Military
Letsie III.jpg
Letsie III
(1990–1995)
— No image.png Elias Phisoana Ramaema
(1933–2015)		—2 May 19912 April 19931 year, 335 days Military
3 Ntsu Mokhehle.png Ntsu Mokhehle
(1918–1999)		 1993 2 April 199317 August 1994
( deposed )		1 year, 137 days BCP
— No image.png Hae Phoofolo
(born 1947)		—17 August 199414 September 199428 days Independent
Ntsu Mokhehle.png Ntsu Mokhehle
(1918–1999)		—14 September 199429 May 19983 years, 257 days BCP
(until 1997)
(3) Moshoeshoe II van Lesotho.jpg
Moshoeshoe II
(1995–1996)
Letsie III.jpg
Letsie III
(since 1996)
LCD
4 Pakalitha Mosisili with Obamas cropped.jpg Pakalitha Mosisili
(born 1945)		 1998
2002
2007 		29 May 19988 June 201214 years, 10 days LCD
(until 2011)
DC
5 Tom Thabane.jpg Tom Thabane
(born 1939)		 2012 8 June 201217 March 20152 years, 282 days ABC
(4) Pakalitha Mosisili with Obamas cropped.jpg Pakalitha Mosisili
(born 1945)		 2015 17 March 201516 June 20172 years, 91 days DC
(5) Tom Thabane.jpg Tom Thabane
(born 1939)		 2017 16 June 201719 May 20202 years, 339 days ABC
6 Moeketsi Majoro before the funeral of Shinzo Abe (1).jpg Moeketsi Majoro
(born 1961)		—20 May 202028 October 20222 years, 161 days ABC
7 Sam Matekane.jpg Sam Matekane
(born 1958)		 2022 28 October 2022Incumbent2 years, 284 days RFP

Timeline

Sam MatekaneMoeketsi MajoroTom ThabanePakalitha MosisiliHae PhoofoloNtsu MokhehleElias Phisoana RamaemaJustin Metsing LekhanyaLeabua JonathanSekhonyana Nehemia MaseribaneList of prime ministers of Lesotho

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The highest and lowest paid African presidents - Business Daily". Business Daily. 27 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Sam Matekane to be inaugurated as Lesotho's Prime Minister". SABC News. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
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