1st Parliament of Botswana explained

After:2nd Parliament
Jurisdiction:Botswana
Meeting Place:Gaborone
Term Start:1966
Term End:1969
Election:1965 Bechuanaland general election
Opposition:Botswana People's Party
Government:Botswana Democratic Party
Chamber1:National Assembly
Membership1:31
Chamber1 Leader1 Type:Speaker
Chamber1 Leader1:Alfred Merriweather
Chamber1 Leader2 Type:Deputy Speaker
Chamber1 Leader2:Gaefalale Sebeso
Control1:Botswana Democratic Party

The 1st Parliament of Botswana, composed of 31 members of the National Assembly, met in Gaborone from September 1966, when Botswana gained independence from the United Kingdom, to 1969. Its membership was set by the 1965 Bechuanaland general election, which gave the Botswana Democratic Party control of Parliament with 28 members, while the Botswana People's Party received the remaining three seats.

List of members

The following is a list of members of the 1st Parliament of Botswana:[1]

The Cabinet

OfficeNameParty
Prime MinisterBotswana Democratic Party
Deputy Prime MinisterBotswana Democratic Party
Minister of Labour and Social ServicesBotswana Democratic Party
Minister of Works and CommunicationsBotswana Democratic Party
Minister of AgricultureBotswana Democratic Party
Minister of Mines, Commerce, and IndustryBotswana Democratic Party
Minister of Local GovernmentBotswana Democratic Party
Attorney GeneralBotswana Democratic Party

Parliamentary leadership

OfficeNameParty
SpeakerBotswana Democratic Party
Deputy SpeakerBotswana Democratic Party
Parliamentary Secretaries, by Ministry
AgricultureBotswana Democratic Party
FinanceBotswana Democratic Party
Labour and Social ServicesBotswana Democratic Party

By constituency

ConstituencyNameParty
SpeakerBotswana Democratic Party
Attorney GeneralBotswana Democratic Party
BobirwaBotswana Democratic Party
BotetiBotswana Democratic Party
Francistown–TatiBotswana People's Party
Gaborone–RamotswaBotswana Democratic Party
GhanziBotswana Democratic Party
Kanye NorthBotswana Democratic Party
Kanye SouthBotswana Democratic Party
KgalagadiBotswana Democratic Party
Kgatleng–TlokwengBotswana Democratic Party
Kweneng SouthBotswana Democratic Party
Kweneng WestBotswana Democratic Party
MahalapyeBotswana Democratic Party
Maun–ChobeBotswana Democratic Party
MmadinareBotswana Democratic Party
MochudiBotswana People's Party
MolepololeBotswana Democratic Party
Molepolole EastBotswana Democratic Party
MoshupaBotswana Democratic Party
NgamiBotswana Democratic Party
Ngwaketse–KgalagadiBotswana Democratic Party
NkangeBotswana Democratic Party
OkavangoBotswana Democratic Party
Sebina–GwetaBotswana Democratic Party
Serowe NorthBotswana Democratic Party
Serowe SouthBotswana Democratic Party
ShoshongBotswana Democratic Party
Tati WestBotswana People's Party
TonotaBotswana Democratic Party
Tswapong NorthBotswana Democratic Party
Tswapong SouthBotswana Democratic Party
Specially electedBotswana Democratic Party
Specially electedBotswana Democratic Party
Specially electedBotswana Democratic Party
Specially electedBotswana Democratic Party

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: First Parliament of Botswana. Parliament of Botswana. 2024-04-23.