Thapelo Matsheka | |
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Minister of Finance and Economic Development | |
In office 6 November 2019 –April 2021 | |
President | Mokgweetsi Masisi |
Preceded by | Kenneth Matambo |
Succeeded by | Peggy Serame |
Member of the National Assembly for Lobatse | |
Assumed office 5 November 2019 | |
Preceded by | Sadique Kebonang |
Personal details | |
Born | Thapelo Matsheka |
Nationality | Motswana |
Political party | Botswana Democratic Party |
Profession | Economist Politician |
Thapelo Matsheka is a Motswana politician and economist who served as the Minister of Finance and Economic Development from November 2019 to April 2021. He was elected as the Member of the National Assembly for Lobatse in October 2019. He is a member of the Botswana Democratic Party. Matsheka is the former Managing Director of Fiducia Services. [1]
Matsheka holds a Phd in economics from the University of Kent. [2] He was the Chief Executive Officer of Citizen Entrepreneurship Development Agency,the government’s entrepreneurship scheme,from 2003 to 2010. [3] [4] He then worked for AON Botswana before resigning to form Fiducia Services in August 2017. [5]
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