List of prime ministers of Lesotho
| Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Lesotho | |
|---|---|
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| Style | The Right Honorable |
| Residence | State House, Maseru |
| Appointer | Letsie III, as King of Lesotho |
| Term length | 5 years |
| Inaugural holder | Sekhonyana Nehemia Maseribane |
| Formation | 6 May 1965 |
| Deputy | Monyane Moleleki |
| Salary | 36,650 USD annually[1] |
This is a list of prime ministers of Lesotho since the creation of the post of Prime Minister of Lesotho in 1965, to the present day.
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| No. | Prime Minister (Birth–Death) |
Portrait | Tenure | Elected | Political affiliation | Monarch(s) (Reign) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| 1 | Sekhonyana Nehemia Maseribane (1918–1986) |
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6 May 1965 | 7 July 1965 | 62 days | 1965 | Basotho National Party |  Moshoeshoe II (1966–1990) | |
| 2 | Leabua Jonathan (1914–1987) |
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7 July 1965 | 20 January 1986 (deposed.) |
20 years, 197 days | 1970 (annulled.) 1985 |
Basotho National Party | ||
| – | Justin Metsing Lekhanya (1938–) |
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24 January 1986 | 2 May 1991 (deposed.) |
5 years, 98 days | – | Military | ||
 Letsie III (1990–1995) | |||||||||
| – | Elias Phisoana Ramaema (1933–2015) |
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2 May 1991 | 2 April 1993 | 1 year, 335 days | – | Military | ||
| 3 | Ntsu Mokhehle (1918–1999) |
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2 April 1993 | 17 August 1994 | 1 year, 137 days | 1993 | Basutoland Congress Party | ||
| – | Hae Phoofolo (1946?–) |
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17 August 1994 | 14 September 1994 | 28 days | – | Independent | ||
| (3) | Ntsu Mokhehle (1918–1999) |
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14 September 1994 | 29 May 1998 | 3 years, 257 days | – | Basutoland Congress Party (until 1997.) | ||
Moshoeshoe II (1995–1996) | |||||||||
Letsie III (1996–) | |||||||||
| Lesotho Congress for Democracy | |||||||||
| 4 | Pakalitha Mosisili (1945–) |
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29 May 1998 | 8 June 2012 | 14 years, 10 days | 1998 2002 2007 |
Lesotho Congress for Democracy (until 2011.) | ||
| Democratic Congress | |||||||||
| 5 | Tom Thabane (1939–) |
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8 June 2012 | 17 March 2015 | 2 years, 282 days | 2012 | All Basotho Convention | ||
| (4) | Pakalitha Mosisili (1945–) |
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17 March 2015 | 16 June 2017 | 2 years, 91 days | 2015 | Democratic Congress | ||
| (5) | Tom Thabane (1939–) |
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16 June 2017 | 19 may 2020 | 5 years, 262 days | 2017 | All Basotho Convention | ||
| 6 | Moeketsi Majoro (1961–) |
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20 May 2020 | 28 October 2022 | 2 years, 161 days | All Basotho Convention | |||
| 7 | Sam Matekane (1958–) |
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28 October 2022 | 128 days | 2022 | Revolution for Prosperity | |||
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "The highest and lowest paid African presidents - Business Daily". Business Daily.