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.
The following is a list of members of the 1st Parliament of Botswana:[1]
Office | Name | Party | ||
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Prime Minister | Botswana Democratic Party | |||
Deputy Prime Minister | Botswana Democratic Party | |||
Minister of Labour and Social Services | Botswana Democratic Party | |||
Minister of Works and Communications | Botswana Democratic Party | |||
Minister of Agriculture | Botswana Democratic Party | |||
Minister of Mines, Commerce, and Industry | Botswana Democratic Party | |||
Minister of Local Government | Botswana Democratic Party | |||
Attorney General | Botswana Democratic Party |
Office | Name | Party | ||
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Speaker | Botswana Democratic Party | |||
Deputy Speaker | Botswana Democratic Party | |||
Parliamentary Secretaries, by Ministry | ||||
Agriculture | Botswana Democratic Party | |||
Finance | Botswana Democratic Party | |||
Labour and Social Services | Botswana Democratic Party |