1st Parliament of Botswana
Appearance
1st Parliament of Botswana | |||
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Overview | |||
Jurisdiction | Botswana | ||
Meeting place | Gaborone | ||
Term | 1966 – 1969 | ||
Election | 1965 Bechuanaland general election | ||
Government | Botswana Democratic Party | ||
Opposition | Botswana People's Party | ||
National Assembly | |||
Members | 31 | ||
Speaker | Alfred Merriweather | ||
Deputy Speaker | Gaefalale Sebeso | ||
Party control | Botswana Democratic Party |
The 1st Parliament of Botswana, composed of 31 members of the National Assembly, met in Gaborone from September 1966, when Botswana gained independence from the United Kingdom, to 1969. Its membership was set by the 1965 Bechuanaland general election, which gave the Botswana Democratic Party control of Parliament with 28 members, while the Botswana People's Party received the remaining three seats.
List of members
[edit]The following is a list of members of the 1st Parliament of Botswana:[1]
The Cabinet
[edit]Office | Name | Party | |
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Prime Minister | Seretse Khama | Botswana Democratic Party | |
Deputy Prime Minister | Quett Masire | Botswana Democratic Party | |
Minister of Labour and Social Services | Archelaus Tsoebebe | Botswana Democratic Party | |
Minister of Works and Communications | David J. C. Morgan | Botswana Democratic Party | |
Minister of Agriculture | Moutlakgola P. K. Nwako | Botswana Democratic Party | |
Minister of Mines, Commerce, and Industry | Amos Dambe | Botswana Democratic Party | |
Minister of Local Government | Tsheko Tsheko | Botswana Democratic Party | |
Attorney General | Alan Tilbury | Botswana Democratic Party |
Parliamentary leadership
[edit]Office | Name | Party | |
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Speaker | Alfred Merriweather | Botswana Democratic Party | |
Deputy Speaker | Gaefalale Sebeso | Botswana Democratic Party | |
Parliamentary Secretaries, by Ministry | |||
Agriculture | Ramsey D. Molefe | Botswana Democratic Party | |
Finance | Englishman Kgabo | Botswana Democratic Party | |
Labour and Social Services | Motlatsi Segokgo | Botswana Democratic Party |
By constituency
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "First Parliament of Botswana". Parliament of Botswana. Retrieved 2024-04-23.