Politics of Lesotho takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic constitutional monarchy,whereby the Prime Minister of Lesotho is the head of government,and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the two chambers of Parliament,the Senate and the National Assembly. The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature.
Bethuel Pakalitha Mosisili is a former Mosotho politician who was the fourth prime minister of Lesotho from May 1998 to June 2012 and again from March 2015 to June 2017. He led the Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) to a near-total victory in the 1998 election,and under his leadership the party also won majorities in the 2002 and 2007 elections. While serving as Prime Minister,Mosisili was also Minister of Defence.
The Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) is a missionary religious congregation in the Catholic Church. It was founded on January 25,1816,by Eugène de Mazenod,a French priest later recognized as a Catholic saint. The congregation was given recognition by Pope Leo XII on February 17,1826. As of January 2020,the congregation was composed of 3,631 priests and lay brothers usually living in community. Their traditional salutation is Laudetur Iesus Christus,to which the response is Et Maria Immaculata. Members use the post-nominal letters,"OMI".
The All Basotho Convention is a political party in Lesotho. The party was formed in October 2006 and founded by Tom Thabane,a former minister in the Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) led by the government of Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili. Nkaku Kabi has led the party since February 2022.
Pontso S. M. Sekatle is a politician and academic in Lesotho. Sekatle lectured at the National University of Lesotho from 1984 to 2001. In June 2001,she was appointed to the Senate of Lesotho,and on July 6,2001 she became Minister of Health and Social Welfare. She was a member of the Qacha's Nek constituency for third time with the win in the elections in 2012 and was appointed the Minister of Local government and Chieftainship Affairs.
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Ambassador Sarafadeen Tunji Isola was appointed as the Nigerian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom by President Muhammadu Buhari in January 2021.
Edgars Rinkēvičs is a Latvian public official and politician serving as the 11th and current president of Latvia since July 2023. He previously served as the minister of foreign affairs of Latvia from 2011 to 2023,and head of the Chancery of the President of Latvia as state secretary of the Ministry of Defence,as well as a deputy of the Saeima.
Ntoi Rapapa is a Lesotho politician,former physics professor and former CEO of LEWA. He is the current Minister of Education and Training due to October 2022.
Moeketsi Majoro is a Mosotho economist and politician who served as the sixth prime minister of Lesotho from May 2020 to October 2022. He was previously the minister of Finance in the cabinet of Tom Thabane from 2017 to 2020. Majoro has been representing the Thetsane Constituency No. 33 in the National Assembly since his election in 2017. He was formerly a senator and the minister of Development Planning from 2013 to 2015. Majoro is a member of the All Basotho Convention (ABC).
'Matšepo Ramakoae is a Lesotho politician. She was serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Relations from May 2020 to October 2022. She is the legislator from the Matsieng constituency No. 45. Ramakoae served as the Deputy Minister of Finance from 2012 until 2015.
Noko Phineas Masipa is a South African politician who is a Member of Parliament since the 2019 general election for the Democratic Alliance. In August 2022,Masipa was appointed as the Shadow Minister of Agriculture,Land Reform and Rural Development
Motlohi Maliehe is the former Minister of Public Service in Lesotho. Prior to this,he was the Minister of Forestry and Reclamation from May 2020 to February 2021.
Motlalentoa Letsosa is the former minister of home affairs of Lesotho. He was appointed in May 2020. He was previously the minister of education and training from November 2016 to June 2017.
Likeleli Tampane is the Mosotho politician and previously the Minister of Gender and Youth,Sports and Recreation in Lesotho. She was formerly the Minister of Tourism,Environment and Culture.
Keketso Utloang Sello is a former Minister in Lesotho. He served as the Minister of Mining in 2017,the Minister of Small Business Development,Cooperatives and Marketing sworn in May 2020 and also the Minister of Communications,Science and Technology in February 2021.
Lebohang Monaheng is a former Minister of Lesotho. He was serving as the Minister of Public Works from May 2020 to October 2022.
Lekhetho Rakuoane is the former Minister of Law and Justice of Lesotho. He previously served as the Minister of Tourism,Environment and Culture and Minister of Home Affairs.
General elections were held in Lesotho on 7 October 2022 to elect all 120 members of the National Assembly,the lower house of Parliament.
Ntsokoane Samuel Matekane is a Mosotho businessman and politician who is the current Prime Minister of Lesotho. Prior to running,he was considered to be the richest person in the country. Matekane made his fortune in diamond mining,as well as through government issued construction contracts. He founded his company,Matekane Group of Companies (MGC) in 1986.
