List of speakers of the National Assembly of Lesotho.
The National Assembly was established in 1965 and was preceded by Basutoland National Council.[1] Walter P. Stanford was the speaker of the National Council from 1961 to 1965.[2] Below is a list of office-holders:
| Name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walter P. Stanford | 1965 | 1970 | First post-independent speaker[3][4][2] |
| In abeyance | 1970 | 1973 | [5] |
| John Teboho Kolane | 1973 | 20 January 1986 | Speaker of the Interim National Assembly[6][7] |
| Dissolved | 20 January 1986 | 1990 | [8] |
| John Teboho Kolane | 1990 | 1992 | Speaker of the National Constituent Assembly[6] |
| John Teboho Kolane | 1993 | 1999 | Died in office[6] |
| Ntlhoi Motsamai | 1999 | 2012 | First female speaker[9] |
| Sephiri Enoch Motanyane | 6 June 2012 | 2015 | [10][11] |
| Ntlhoi Motsamai | 10 March 2015 | 12 June 2017 | [12] |
| Sephiri Enoch Motanyane | 12 June 2017 | 25 October 2022 | [13] |
| Tlohang Sekhamane | 25 October 2022 | Incumbent | [14] |
References edit
- ^ "Lesotho : History".
- ^ a b "Bokmakierie". 1979.
- ^ Obituary: Walter Stanford, The Guardian, 17 April 2004. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ "Political Handbook and Atlas of the World". 1970.
- ^ "The Parliamentarian". 1973.
- ^ a b c Rosenberg, Scott; Weisfelder, Richard (2013). Historical Dictionary of Lesotho. Scarecrow Press. p. 210. ISBN 978-0810879829.
- ^ https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/761900/1/Commonwealth_Speakers_Presiding_Officers_Conference_Proceedings_.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "LESOTHO: Parliamentary elections National Assembly, 1993".
- ^ Rosenberg and Weisfelder, p. 392.
- ^ Rosenberg and Weisfelder, p. 389.
- ^ "IPU PARLINE database: LESOTHO (National Assembly), ELECTIONS IN 2012".
- ^ "IPU PARLINE database: LESOTHO (National Assembly), ELECTIONS IN 2015".
- ^ "IPU PARLINE database: LESOTHO (National Assembly), General information".
- ^ "Honourable Sekhamane elected Speaker of National Assembly".