Speaker of the National Assembly of Botswana

The Speaker of the National Assembly is the presiding officer of the unicameral Parliament of Botswana. Since Botswana's independence from the United Kingdom in 1965, eight men and women have served as Speaker. The first, Alfred Merriweather, a Scottish missionary and physician, served from 1965 to 1968. The current Speaker, Dithapelo Keorapetse, has been speaker since 7 November 2024.

Speaker of the National Assembly of Botswana
Incumbent Dithapelo Keorapetse since 7 November 2024
National Assembly of Botswana
Status	Presiding officer
Seat	National Assembly Building, Gaborone
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Botswana
Formation	1965; 60 years ago (1965)
First holder	Alfred Merriweather 1965
Deputy	Helen Manyeneng

List of speakers

Name	Office	Party
Alfred Merriweather OBE	1965–1968		Botswana Democratic Party
Albert Frank Lock	1968–1979		Botswana Democratic Party
James G. Haskins OBE	1979–1989		Botswana Democratic Party
Moutlakgola P. K. Nwako	1989–1999		Botswana Democratic Party
Matlapeng Ray Molomo	1999–2004		Botswana Democratic Party
Patrick Balopi	2004–2009		Botswana Democratic Party
Margaret Nasha	2009–2014		Botswana Democratic Party
Gladys Kokorwe	2014–2019		Botswana Democratic Party
Phandu Skelemani	2019–2024		Botswana Democratic Party
Dithapelo Keorapetse	2024–present		Umbrella for Democratic Change

Sources

• Former Speakers of Parliament, Official website of the Parliament of Botswana