Vice-President of Botswana
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The vice-president of Botswana is the second-highest executive official in the Government of Botswana. The vice-president is appointed by the president 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 Ndaba Gaolathe.
List of officeholders
- Political parties
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- Symbols
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| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Term of office | Political party | ||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 1 | File:Masire 1980 3x4 portrait.jpg | Quett Masire (1925–2017)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
30 September 1966 | 13 July 1980 | Template:Age in years and days | BDP |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 2 | File:No image.png | Lenyeletse Seretse (1921–1983)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
18 July 1980 | 3 January 1983<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[†] | Script error: No such module "age". | BDP |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 3 | File:P001622017H Peter Mmusi (cropped).jpg | Peter Mmusi (1929–1994)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
3 January 1983 | 8 March 1992[2] | Template:Age in years and days | BDP |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 4 | File:Festus Mogae 2009-06-23.jpg | Festus Mogae (born 1939)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
9 March 1992 | 31 March 1998 | Template:Age in years and days | BDP |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 5 | File:Ian Khama (2014) (cropped) (cropped).jpg | Ian Khama (born 1953)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
13 July 1998 | 1 April 2008 | Template:Age in years and days | BDP |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 6 | File:Mompati Merafhe 071203-F-9074R-083 0YE9L.jpg | Mompati Merafhe (1936–2015)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
1 April 2008 | 31 July 2012 | Template:Age in years and days | BDP |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 7 | File:Ponatshego Kedikilwe (cropped 3x4).jpg | Ponatshego Kedikilwe (born 1938)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
1 August 2012 | 12 November 2014 | Template:Age in years and days | BDP |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 8 | File:Mokgweetsi Masisi May 2023.jpg | Mokgweetsi Masisi (born 1961)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
12 November 2014 | 1 April 2018 | Template:Age in years and days | BDP |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 9 | File:Slumber Tsogwane.JPG | Slumber Tsogwane (born 1960)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
4 April 2018 | 1 November 2024 | Template:Age in years and days | BDP |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 10 | File:VP Gaolathe (cropped).jpg | Ndaba Gaolathe (born 1972)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[3] |
7 November 2024 | Incumbent | Template:Age in years and days | AP (UDC)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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Timeline
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See also
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- Politics of Botswana
- First Lady of Botswana
- List of colonial governors of Bechuanaland
- List of heads of state of Botswana
- List of heads of government of Botswana
References
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