Vice-President of Botswana

The vice-president of Botswana is the second-highest executive official in the Government of Botswana. The vice-president is appointed by the president of Botswana among elected members of the National Assembly. The vice-president is the constitutional successor of the president in case of a vacancy.[1] The current vice-president is Slumber Tsogwane.[2]

Politics of Botswana
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Parliament
Judiciary
Administrative divisions
Elections
Foreign relations

Vice-presidents of Botswana (1966–present)
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Quett Masire
(1926–2017)		 30 September 196613 July 1980 13 years, 287 days BDP
2 Lenyeletse Seretse
(1921–1983)		 July 19803 January 1983[†] 2 years, 6 months BDP
3 Peter Mmusi
(1928–1994)		 3 January 19838 March 1992[3] 9 years BDP
4 Festus Mogae
(born 1939)		 9 March 199231 March 1998 6 years, 82 days BDP
5 Ian Khama
(born 1953)		 13 July 19981 April 2008 9 years, 263 days BDP
6 Mompati Merafhe
(1936–2015)		 1 April 200831 July 2012 4 years, 121 days BDP
7 Ponatshego Kedikilwe
(born 1938)		 1 August 201212 November 2014 2 years, 103 days BDP
8 Mokgweetsi Masisi
(born 1961)		 12 November 20141 April 2018 3 years, 140 days BDP
9 Slumber Tsogwane
(born 1959)		 4 April 2018Incumbent 5 years, 198 days BDP

Key
Political parties
  •   Botswana Democratic Party (BDP)
Symbols
  • † Died in office

See also

References
  1. Morton, Fred; Ramsay, Jeff; Mgadla, Part Themba (23 April 2008). Historical Dictionary of Botswana. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810864047 – via Google Books.
  2. "Leader of the House". Parliament of Botswana. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  3. Lansford, Tom (2 April 2012). Political Handbook of the World 2012. SAGE. ISBN 9781608719952 – via Google Books.


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