Republic of Botswana

Political office-holders

Our database contains 98 politicians connected with Botswana.

Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
President1--
President of Botswana13-
Vice President1--
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Attorney General of Botswana-11
Foreign Minister of Botswana-41
Minister of Agricultural Development and Food Security-21
Minister of Child Welfare & Basic Education1--
Minister of Communications, Knowledge and Technology-11
Minister of Defence and Security--1
Minister of Defence, Justice and Security-1-
Minister of Defense, Justice, & Security1--
Minister of Education and Skills Development-23
Minister of Employment, Labor Productivity, & Skills Development1--
Minister of Employment, Labour Productivity and Skills Development-2-
Minister of Entrepreneurship--1
Minister of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism1--
Minister of Finance1--
Minister of Finance-21
Minister of Health1--
Minister of Health of Botswana-31
Minister of Infrastructure & Housing Development12-
Minister of International Relations of the Republic of Botswana1--
Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry11-
Minister of Justice--1
Minister of Labour and Home Affairs--1
Minister of Land Management, Water and Sanitation Services--1
Minister of Land Management, Water, & Sanitation Services1--
Minister of Lands & Agriculture1--
Minister of Local Government & Rural Development1--
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development-12
Minister of Mineral Resources, Green Technology and Energy Security--1
Minister of Mineral Resources, Green Technology, & Energy Security1--
Minister of Nationality, Immigration and Gender Affairs1--
Minister of Presidential Affairs, Governance and Public Administration--1
Minister of Presidential Affairs, Governance, & Public Admin.1--
Minister of Tertiary Education, Research, Science, & Technology1--
Minister of Transport and Communications11-
Minister of Transport and Public Works--1
Minister of Youth & Gender1--
Minister of Youth Empowerment, Sport and Culture Development--1
Permanent Secretary to the President of Botswana-11
Vice-President of Botswana-13
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the National Assembly--11
member of the National Assembly of Botswana-321
National securityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Commander of the Defence Force--1
Central banking and financial integrityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Governor of the Bank of Botswana11-
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
ambassador of Angola to Botswana--2
ambassador of Belarus to Botswana-1-
ambassador of Botswana--1
ambassador of France to Botswana-51
ambassador of Germany to Botswana-32
ambassador of Indonesia to South Africa--1
ambassador of Japan to Botswana-71
ambassador of Palestine to Botswana-1-
ambassador of Zimbabwe to Botswana--1
Ambassador to the US1--
Apostolic Nuncio to Botswana-12
High Commissioner of Mozambique to Botswana-32
High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Botswana-41
High Commissioner to Canada1--
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York1--
United States Ambassador to Botswana-3-

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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?

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