The vice-president of Botswana is the second-highest executive official in the Government of Botswana. The vice-president is appointed by the president of Botswana among elected members of the National Assembly. The vice-president is the constitutional successor of the president in case of a vacancy.[1] The current vice-president is Slumber Tsogwane.[2]
Portrait | Name | Term of office | Political party | ||||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
1 | Quett Masire | 30 September 1966 | 13 July 1980 | BDP | |||
2 | Lenyeletse Seretse | July 1980 | 3 January 1983 | BDP | |||
3 | Peter Mmusi | 3 January 1983 | 8 March 1992[3] | BDP | |||
4 | Festus Mogae | 9 March 1992 | 31 March 1998 | BDP | |||
5 | Ian Khama | 13 July 1998 | 1 April 2008 | BDP | |||
6 | Mompati Merafhe | 1 April 2008 | 31 July 2012 | BDP | |||
7 | Ponatshego Kedikilwe | 1 August 2012 | 12 November 2014 | BDP | |||
8 | Mokgweetsi Masisi | 12 November 2014 | 1 April 2018 | BDP | |||
9 | Slumber Tsogwane | 4 April 2018 | Incumbent | BDP |