Charles Tibone Explained

Mbiganyi Charles Tibone
Party:Botswana Democratic Party
Alma Mater:University of Botswana, Oxford University

Mbiganyi Charles Tibone is a politician in Botswana. He was elected to the National Assembly in the October 2004 general election[1] from the Tati West constituency[2] and represents the governing Botswana Democratic Party. Following the election, Tibone was appointed as Minister of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources on November 9, 2004,[1] serving in that position until January 2007, when he was instead appointed as Minister of Labour and Home Affairs.[3] When Ian Khama took office as president on April 1, 2008, he dismissed Tibone from the Cabinet.[4]

Tibone studied at the University of Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland and later received a post-graduate degree on international relations, international economics and international law from Oxford University. He worked at the Ministry of Home Affairs and at a number of foreign missions before entering the private sector and becoming managing director of Gaborone Delta.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mogae appoints cabinet -Ten new faces - Five women . Botswana Press Agency (BOPA) . 2004-11-10 . 2007-12-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050210161325/http://www.gov.bw/cgi-bin/news.cgi?d=20041110 . February 10, 2005 .
  2. http://www.gov.bw/cgi-bin/news.cgi?d=20041111&i=New_cabinet_full_of_new_faces "New cabinet full of new faces"
  3. Web site: Mogae expands cabinet . Botswana Press Agency (BOPA) . 2007-01-22 . 2007-12-07 . dead . https://archive.today/20080229070600/http://www.gov.bw/cgi-bin/news.cgi?d=20070122 . 2008-02-29 .
  4. http://www.mmegi.bw/2008/April/Wednesday2/129.php "Khama fires five ministers"