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Speaker of the National Assembly of Botswana
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Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Speaker of the National Assembly of Botswana
presiding officer of the
unicameral
Parliament of Botswana
. Since
Botswana
's independence from the
United Kingdom
in 1965, eight men and women have served as Speaker. The first,
Alfred Merriweather
, a
Scottish
missionary
and
physician
, served from 1965 to 1968. The current Speaker,
Phandu Skelemani
, has been speaker since 5 November 2019.
List of speakers
Name
Office
Party
Alfred Merriweather
OBE
1965–1968
Botswana Democratic Party
Albert Frank Lock
1968–1979
Botswana Democratic Party
James G. Haskins
OBE
1979–1989
Botswana Democratic Party
Moutlakgola P. K. Nwako
1989–1999
Botswana Democratic Party
Matlapeng Ray Molomo
1999–2004
Botswana Democratic Party
Patrick Balopi
2004–2009
Botswana Democratic Party
Margaret Nasha
2009–2014
Botswana Democratic Party
Gladys Kokorwe
2014–2019
Botswana Democratic Party
Phandu Skelemani
2019–present
Botswana Democratic Party
Sources
Former Speakers of Parliament
, Official website of the Parliament of Botswana