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'''List of Speakers of the National Assembly of Lesotho'''. |
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{{Politics of Lesotho}} |
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'''List of speakers of the National Assembly of Lesotho'''. |
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The [[National Assembly of Lesotho|National Assembly]] was established in 1965 and was preceded by [[Basutoland National Council]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thecommonwealth.org/our-member-countries/lesotho/history|title=Lesotho : History}}</ref> [[Walter P. Stanford]] was the speaker of the National Council from 1961 to 1965.<ref name="stanford1" /> Below is a list of office-holders: |
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Below is a list of office-holders: |
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| [[Walter P. Stanford (1916–2004)|Walter P. Stanford]] |
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|First Parliament |
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| 1965 |
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| First post-independent speaker<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/news/2004/apr/17/guardianobituaries.southafrica Obituary: Walter Stanford], ''The Guardian'', 17 April 2004. Retrieved 17 October 2016.</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VpcqAAAAMAAJ |title = Political Handbook and Atlas of the World|year = 1970}}</ref><ref name="stanford1">{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1DtBAAAAYAAJ |title = Bokmakierie|year = 1979}}</ref> |
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|[[Walter Stanford]] <ref> Obituary: Walter Stanford. World News - The Guardian </ref> |
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|1965 |
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|In abeyance |
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|Second Parliament (The Interim National Assembly) |
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|1970 |
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|1973 |
|1973 |
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|<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZXhaAAAAIAAJ&q=%22parliament+of+lesotho%22 |title = The Parliamentarian|year = 1973}}</ref> |
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|1985 |
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|[[J.D. Kolane]] <ref> Hurisearch: The Human Rights Search Engine </ref> |
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|1973 |
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|1996 |
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| [[John Teboho Kolane]] |
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|Third Parliament |
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| 1973 |
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|1985 |
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|1986 |
| 20 January 1986 |
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| Speaker of the Interim National Assembly<ref name="p210">{{cite book |last1=Rosenberg|first1=Scott|last2=Weisfelder|first2=Richard|date=2013|title= Historical Dictionary of Lesotho |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B2TWVN92hYYC|publisher=Scarecrow Press|page=210|isbn= 978-0810879829}}</ref><ref>https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/761900/1/Commonwealth_Speakers_Presiding_Officers_Conference_Proceedings_.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> |
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|Dissolved |
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|Fourth Parliament |
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|20 January 1986 |
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|1993 |
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|1990 |
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|1998 |
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|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2181_93.htm|title = LESOTHO: Parliamentary elections National Assembly, 1993}}</ref> |
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| [[John Teboho Kolane]] |
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|Fifth Parliament |
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| 1990 |
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|1998 |
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| 1992 |
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|2002 |
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| Speaker of the National Constituent Assembly<ref name="p210"/> |
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| [[John Teboho Kolane]] |
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| 1993 |
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| 1999 |
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| Died in office<ref name="p210"/> |
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|[[Nthloi Motsamai]] <ref> Huriseach: The Human Rights Search Engine </ref> |
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|1999 |
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|Present <ref> Speaker Motsamai was re-elected in 2002 and on February 23, 2007 </ref> |
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| [[Ntlhoi Motsamai]] |
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|Sixth Parliament |
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| 1999 |
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|2002 |
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| 2012 |
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| First female speaker<ref>Rosenberg and Weisfelder, p. 392.</ref> |
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| [[Sephiri Motanyane|Sephiri Enoch Motanyane]] |
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| 6 June 2012 |
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| 2015 |
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| <ref>Rosenberg and Weisfelder, p. 389.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2181_12.htm|title = IPU PARLINE database: LESOTHO (National Assembly), ELECTIONS IN 2012}}</ref> |
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|[[Ntlhoi Motsamai]] |
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| 10 March 2015 |
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| 12 June 2017 |
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| <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2181_15.htm|title = IPU PARLINE database: LESOTHO (National Assembly), ELECTIONS IN 2015}}</ref> |
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|[[Sephiri Motanyane|Sephiri Enoch Motanyane]] |
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| 12 June 2017 |
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| 25 October 2022 |
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| <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2181_A.htm|title=IPU PARLINE database: LESOTHO (National Assembly), General information}}</ref> |
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| [[Tlohang Sekhamane]] |
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| 25 October 2022 |
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| Incumbent |
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| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.ls/honourable-sekhamane-elected-speaker-of-national-assembly/|title=Honourable Sekhamane elected Speaker of National Assembly}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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Latest revision as of 16:03, 26 May 2023
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 |
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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".