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Lesotho

Lesotho, formally the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. As an enclave of South Africa, with which it shares a 1,106 km border, it is the only sovereign enclave in the world outside of the Italian peninsula.

Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)

Our database contains 90 entities identified as PEPs connected with Lesotho.

National government positions

Number of known occupants
Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Deputy Prime Minister1--
King1--
King of Lesotho-12
Prime Minister1--
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Security-1-
Deputy Minister of Education and Training-1-
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Relations-1-
Deputy Minister of Gender, Youth and Sports-1-
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs-1-
Deputy Minister of Law and Justice-1-
Deputy Minister of Local Government and Chieftainship Affairs-1-
Deputy Minister of Water Affairs-1-
Deputy Prime Minister of Lesotho-21
Foreign Minister of Lesotho-26
Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Relations of the Kingdom of Lesotho2--
Minister in the Prime Minister's Office11-
Minister of Agriculture and Food Security-21
Minister of Agriculture, Food Security, & Nutrition1--
Minister of Communications, Science and Technology-1-
Minister of Defence and National Security-11
Minister of Defense & National Security1--
Minister of Development and Planning-1-
Minister of Education & Training1--
Minister of Education and Training-21
Minister of Energy1--
Minister of Energy and Meteorology-1-
Minister of Environment and Forestry1--
Minister of Finance & Development Planning1--
Minister of Finance of Lesotho-34
Minister of Forestry and Land Reclamation-1-
Minister of Gender and Youth, Sports and Recreation-1-
Minister of Gender, Youth & Social Development1--
Minister of Gender, Youth, Sports, Arts, Culture and Social Development--1
Minister of Health1--
Minister of Health of Lesotho-11
Minister of Home Affairs-1-
Minister of Information, Communications, Science, Technology and Innovation1--
Minister of Justice of Lesotho-32
Minister of Labor & Employment1--
Minister of Labour and Employment-2-
Minister of Law & Justice1--
Minister of Local Government, Chieftainship, Home Affairs and Police1--
Minister of Mining-1-
Minister of Natural Resources1--
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs11-
Minister of Police and Public Safety-1-
Minister of Public Service12-
Minister of Public Service, Labour and Employment-1-
Minister of Public Works-1-
Minister of Public Works & Transport1--
Minister of Public Works and Transport--1
Minister of Small Business Development, Cooperatives and Marketing-1-
Minister of Social Development-1-
Minister of Tourism, Environment and Culture-1-
Minister of Tourism, Sports, Arts, & Culture1--
Minister of Trade and Industry-1-
Minister of Trade, Industry & Small Businesses1--
Minister of Trade, Industry, Business Development and Tourism--1
Minister of Transport-1-
Minister of Water-1-
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the National Assembly-12065
Central banking and financial integrityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Governor, Central Bank of Lesotho13-
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
ambassador of Indonesia to South Africa--1
ambassador of Spain to Lesotho-2-
ambassador to Lesotho--2
Ambassador to the US1--
Apostolic Nuncio to Lesotho-23
High Commissioner of Mozambique to Lesotho-12
High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Lesotho--1
High Commissioner to Canada1--
Palestinian Ambassador to Lesotho-11

Intergovernmental positions

Number of known occupants
International bodiesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York1--

Subnational government positions

No positions for this category

Other positions

Number of known occupants
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the National Assembly of Lesotho--12
Member of the Senate of Lesotho--3
Prime Minister of Lesotho-12
Minister of Local Government and Chieftainship-2-
King of the Kingdom of Lesotho1--
Prime Minister and Minister of Defence and National Security of the Kingdom of Lesotho1--

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...

Data sources

We are not yet including any data published by authorities or organizations based in Lesotho. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.