Pakalitha Mosisili
Prime Minister of Lesotho, 1998–2012 and 2015–2017 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bethuel Pakalitha Mosisili (born 14 March 1945) is a former Mosotho politician who was the fourth prime minister of Lesotho from May 1998 to June 2012 and again from March 2015 to June 2017.[1] He led the Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) to a near-total victory in the 1998 election, and under his leadership the party also won majorities in the 2002 and 2007 elections. While serving as Prime Minister, Mosisili was also Minister of Defence.
Quick Facts 3rd Prime Minister of Lesotho, Monarch ...
Pakalitha Mosisili | |
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3rd Prime Minister of Lesotho | |
In office 17 March 2015 – 16 June 2017 | |
Monarch | Letsie III |
Preceded by | Thomas Motsoahae Thabane |
Succeeded by | Tom Thabane |
In office 29 May 1998 – 8 June 2012 | |
Monarch | Letsie III |
Preceded by | Ntsu Mokhehle |
Succeeded by | Tom Thabane |
Personal details | |
Born | (1945-03-14) 14 March 1945 (age 79) Waterfall, Basutoland (now Lesotho) |
Political party | Basotho Congress Party (1967–1997) Congress for Democracy (1997–2012) Democratic Congress (2012–2019) |
Spouse | Mathato Mosisili |
Children | Thato Mosisili |
Education | University of Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland (BA) University of Wisconsin, Madison (MA) University of South Africa (BA) Simon Fraser University (MEd) |
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Following the snap election held on 28 February 2015, he formed and led a coalition government. He was sworn in on 17 March 2015.[2]