List of speakers of the National Assembly of Lesotho explained

List of speakers of the National Assembly of Lesotho.

The National Assembly was established in 1965 and was preceded by Basutoland National Council.^[1] Walter P. Stanford was the speaker of the National Council from 1961 to 1965. Below is a list of office-holders:

Name	Took office	Left office	Notes
Walter P. Stanford	1965	1970	First post-independent speaker^[2] ^[3] ^[4]
In abeyance	1970	1973	^[5]
John Teboho Kolane	1973	20 January 1986	Speaker of the Interim National Assembly^[6] ^[7]
Dissolved	20 January 1986	1990	^[8]
John Teboho Kolane	1990	1992	Speaker of the National Constituent Assembly
John Teboho Kolane	1993	1999	Died in office
Ntlhoi Motsamai	1999	2012	First female speaker^[9]
Sephiri Enoch Motanyane	6 June 2012	2015	^[10] ^[11]
Ntlhoi Motsamai	10 March 2015	12 June 2017	^[12]
Sephiri Enoch Motanyane	12 June 2017	25 October 2022	^[13]
Tlohang Sekhamane	25 October 2022	Incumbent	^[14]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lesotho : History.
2. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2004/apr/17/guardianobituaries.southafrica Obituary: Walter Stanford
3. Web site: Political Handbook and Atlas of the World. 1970.
4. Web site: Bokmakierie. 1979.
5. Web site: The Parliamentarian. 1973.
6. Book: Rosenberg. Scott. Weisfelder. Richard. 2013. Historical Dictionary of Lesotho . Scarecrow Press. 210. 978-0810879829.
7. https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/761900/1/Commonwealth_Speakers_Presiding_Officers_Conference_Proceedings_.pdf
8. Web site: LESOTHO: Parliamentary elections National Assembly, 1993.
9. Rosenberg and Weisfelder, p. 392.
10. Rosenberg and Weisfelder, p. 389.
11. Web site: IPU PARLINE database: LESOTHO (National Assembly), ELECTIONS IN 2012.
12. Web site: IPU PARLINE database: LESOTHO (National Assembly), ELECTIONS IN 2015.
13. Web site: IPU PARLINE database: LESOTHO (National Assembly), General information.
14. Web site: Honourable Sekhamane elected Speaker of National Assembly.