Ministry of Defence and Security (Botswana)

Ministry of Defence and Security

Ministry overview
Jurisdiction	Government of Botswana
Minister responsible	Kagiso Mmusi
Website	Official website

The Ministry of Defence and Security of Botswana aims to provide safety, protection and promote human rights and rule of law via the implementation of pertinent policies and programming in order to achieve peace and tranquility. The ministry oversees the following departments: ^{[1] [2]}

• Botswana Defence Force
• Botswana Prison Service
• Attorney General's Chambers
• Botswana Police Service

List of ministers Ministry of Defence, Justice and Security (Botswana)

Ministry of Defence, Justice and Security

No.	Portrait	Name (born–died)	Term of office			Political party		Government	Ref.
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
		Dikgakgamatso Ndelu Seretse (1958–2021)	2008	2010	1–2 years			Khama	[3] [4] [5]
		Lesego Motsumi* (c. 1956–2023)	2010	2011	0–1 years			Khama	[6] [7]
		Dikgakgamatso Ndelu Seretse (1958–2021)	2012	2014	1–2 years			Khama	[3] [4] [8] [9]
		Shaw Kgathi (born 1961)	2014	2019	4–5 years		Botswana Democratic Party	Khama Masisi II	[3] [10]
		Kagiso Mmusi (born 1965)	2019	2022	2–3 years		Botswana Democratic Party

*She is identified as the Acting Minister of Defence, Justice and Security in various sources.

Ministry of Defence and Security

No.	Portrait	Name (born–died)	Term of office			Political party		Government	Ref.
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
		Kagiso Mmusi (born 1965)	2022	Incumbent	2–3 years		Botswana Democratic Party

See also

• Politics of Botswana
• Government of Botswana
• Ministry of defence
• List of current defence ministers
• List of female defence ministers

References

1. "Republic of Botswana - Government portal". www.gov.bw. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
2. "Democracy, Development, Dignity, Discipline and Delivery [Republic of Botswana (28/2/10) TAUTONA TIMES no 3 of 2010]" (PDF). 2010.
3. "Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments". www.cia.gov. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
4. "Mmegi Online :: Ndelu Seretse pleads not guilty". Mmegi Online. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
5. "SPEECH DELIVERED BY THE MINISTER OF DEFENCE, JUSTICE AND SECURITY HONOURABLE DIKGAKGAMATSO N. SERETSE AT THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF THE BOTSWANA POLICE SERVICE CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR 2009-2016" (PDF).
6. "Mmegi Online :: Civil service shake-up, Cabinet reshuffle looming". Mmegi Online. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
7. Tsimane, Edgar (December 16, 2010). "DEFENCE, JUSTICE AND SECURITY STILL WITHOUT SUBSTANTIVE MINISTER".
8. "Republic of Botswana - Government portal". www.gov.bw. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
9. Kavahematui, Justice. "I reserved post for Seretse - Khama - Botswana Guardian" . Retrieved 2018-07-14.
10. Khunwane, Thelma (2016-03-07). "Botswana: Attorney General's Chambers Faces Staff Challenges". Botswana Daily News (Gaborone). Retrieved 2018-07-14.