| Honorific-Prefix: | Honorable |
| Phenyo Butale | |
| Term Start: | 2014 |
| Term End: | 2019 |
| Constituency: | Gaborone |
| Birth Place: | Botswana |
| Birth Name: | Phenyo Butale |
| Party: | Independent |
| Office: | Former Member of Parliament of the National Assembly |
Phenyo Butale is a Motswana politician and the current Minister of International Relations of Botswana. He served as Member of Parliament of Botswana until 2019 under the Alliance for Progressives (AP). He is also communication specialist, broadcaster, researcher and academic.[1] [2]
Butale became an MP in the Parliament of Botswana in 2014. Before his election, he was involved in Media fraternity. Prior to joining politics, Butale worked in the civil society as Country Director for the Media Institute of Southern Africa - Botswana Chapter, and later as executive director of Freedom of Expression Institute in Johannesburg. In November 2024, he was appointed MInister of International Affairs in the cabinet of Duma Boko.
Butale holds a PhD from the Stellenbosch University.[3]
Butale is married and lives in Botswana.