1st Parliament of Botswana

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.

1st Parliament of Botswana
2nd Parliament
Overview
JurisdictionBotswana
Meeting placeGaborone
Term1966 – 1969
Election1965 Bechuanaland general election
GovernmentBotswana Democratic Party
OppositionBotswana People's Party
National Assembly
Members31
SpeakerAlfred Merriweather
Deputy SpeakerGaefalale Sebeso
Party controlBotswana Democratic Party

List of members

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The following is a list of members of the 1st Parliament of Botswana:[1]

The Cabinet

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Office Name Party
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

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Office Name Party
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

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Constituency Name Party
Speaker Alfred Merriweather Botswana Democratic Party
Attorney General Alan Tilbury Botswana Democratic Party
Bobirwa Archelaus Tsoebebe Botswana Democratic Party
Boteti Benjamin Steinberg Botswana Democratic Party
Francistown–Tati Philip Matante Botswana People's Party
Gaborone–Ramotswa Norman Molomo Botswana Democratic Party
Ghanzi Ntwakgolo Sekga Botswana Democratic Party
Kanye North Basenyapelo Chibana Botswana Democratic Party
Kanye South Quett Masire Botswana Democratic Party
Kgalagadi Boy Moapare Botswana Democratic Party
Kgatleng–Tlokweng Motlatsi Segokgo Botswana Democratic Party
Kweneng South Johnson Nkoane Botswana Democratic Party
Kweneng West Eyes Reokwaeng Botswana Democratic Party
Mahalapye Gaolese Koma Botswana Democratic Party
Maun–Chobe Dikgothi Monwela Botswana Democratic Party
Mmadinare Amos Dambe Botswana Democratic Party
Mochudi Thari Motlhagodi Botswana People's Party
Molepolole Stephen Thobega Botswana Democratic Party
Molepolole East Englishman Kgabo Botswana Democratic Party
Moshupa Edison Masisi Botswana Democratic Party
Ngami Gaerolwe Kwerepe Botswana Democratic Party
Ngwaketse–Kgalagadi Pulafela Sebotho Botswana Democratic Party
Nkange Obed Chilume Botswana Democratic Party
Okavango Tsheko Tsheko Botswana Democratic Party
Sebina–Gweta Mudongo Maswikiti Botswana Democratic Party
Serowe North Seretse Khama Botswana Democratic Party
Serowe South Bakwena Kgari Botswana Democratic Party
Shoshong Goareng Mosinyi Botswana Democratic Party
Tati West Kenneth Nkhwa Botswana People's Party
Tonota Lemme Makgekgenene Botswana Democratic Party
Tswapong North Moutlakgola P. K. Nwako Botswana Democratic Party
Tswapong South Gaefalale Sebeso Botswana Democratic Party
Specially elected James G. Haskins Botswana Democratic Party
Specially elected Ramsey D. Molefe Botswana Democratic Party
Specially elected David J. C. Morgan Botswana Democratic Party
Specially elected George W. Sim Botswana Democratic Party

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "First Parliament of Botswana". Parliament of Botswana. Retrieved 2024-04-23.