List of prime ministers of Lesotho

Prime Minister of Lesotho

Tona-Kholo

Coat of arms of Lesotho

Incumbent
Sam Matekane

since 28 October 2022

Style| The Right Honorable
Residence| State House, Maseru
Appointer| Letsie III,
as King of Lesotho
Term length| 5 years, no fixed term
Inaugural holder| Sekhonyana Nehemia Maseribane
Formation| 6 May 1965
Salary| 562,734 LSL/36,650 USD annually[1]

This is a list of prime ministers of Lesotho (Sotho: Tona-Kholo) since the formation of the post of Prime Minister of Lesotho in 1965, to the present day.

A total of seven people have served as Prime Minister of Lesotho (not counting one Acting Prime Minister and two Chairmen of the Military Council). Additionally, three persons, Ntsu Mokhehle, Pakalitha Mosisili and Tom Thabane, have served on two non-consecutive occasions.

The current Prime Minister is Sam Matekane, who was sworn in on 28 October 2022.[2]

## List of officeholders

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Political parties

Basotho National Party (BNP)

Basutoland Congress Party (BCP)

Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD)

Democratic Congress (DC)

All Basotho Convention (ABC)

Revolution for Prosperity (RFP)

Other factions

Military

Independent

Status

Chairman of the Military Council

Acting Prime Minister

No. | Portrait  | Name
(Birth–Death) | Election  | Term of office  | Political party  | Monarch(s)
(Reign)

|
|
|
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|
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Took office  | Left office  | Time in office
1  |  | Sekhonyana Nehemia Maseribane
(1918–1986) | 1965 | 6 May 1965  | 7 July 1965  | 62 days  | BNP |
Elizabeth II
(1965–1966)
2  |  | Leabua Jonathan
(1914–1987) | 1970
(annulled)
1985 | 7 July 1965  | 20 January 1986
(deposed) | 20 years, 197 days  | BNP |
Moshoeshoe II
(1966–1990)
—  |  | Justin Metsing Lekhanya
(1938–2021) | —  | 24 January 1986  | 2 May 1991
(deposed) | 5 years, 98 days  | Military

Letsie III
(1990–1995)
—  |  | Elias Phisoana Ramaema
(1933–2015) | —  | 2 May 1991  | 2 April 1993  | 1 year, 335 days  | Military
3  |  | Ntsu Mokhehle
(1918–1999) | 1993 | 2 April 1993  | 17 August 1994
(deposed) | 1 year, 137 days  | BCP
—  |  | Hae Phoofolo
(born 1947) | —  | 17 August 1994  | 14 September 1994  | 28 days  | Independent
|  | Ntsu Mokhehle
(1918–1999) | —  | 14 September 1994  | 29 May 1998  | 3 years, 257 days  | BCP
(until 1997)
(3) |
Moshoeshoe II
(1995–1996)

Letsie III
(since 1996)
| LCD
4  |  | Pakalitha Mosisili
(born 1945) | 1998
2002
2007 | 29 May 1998  | 8 June 2012  | 14 years, 10 days  | LCD
(until 2011)
| DC
5  |  | Tom Thabane
(born 1939) | 2012 | 8 June 2012  | 17 March 2015  | 2 years, 282 days  | ABC
(4) |  | Pakalitha Mosisili
(born 1945) | 2015 | 17 March 2015  | 16 June 2017  | 2 years, 91 days  | DC
(5) |  | Tom Thabane
(born 1939) | 2017 | 16 June 2017  | 19 May 2020  | 2 years, 339 days  | ABC
6  |  | Moeketsi Majoro
(born 1961) | —  | 20 May 2020  | 28 October 2022  | 2 years, 161 days  | ABC
7  |  | Sam Matekane
(born 1958) | 2022 | 28 October 2022  | Incumbent  | 2 years, 176 days  | RFP

## Timeline

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## See also

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Letsie III

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Sam Matekane
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## References

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1. ^ "The highest and lowest paid African presidents - Business Daily". Business Daily. 27 December 2020.
2. ^ "Sam Matekane to be inaugurated as Lesotho's Prime Minister". SABC News. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.

## External links

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