Pakalitha Mosisili
Prime Minister of Lesotho
Bethuel Pakalitha Mosisili (born 14 March 1945) is a former Mosotho politician. He retired in January 2019. He was the 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).
Pakalitha Mosisili | |
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4th Prime Minister of Lesotho | |
In office 17 March 2015 – 16 June 2017 | |
Monarch | Letsie III |
Preceded by | Ntsu Mokhehle |
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 | Waterfall, Basutoland (now Lesotho) | 14 March 1945
Political party | Basotho Congress Party (1967–1997) Congress for Democracy (1997–2012) Democratic Congress (2012–2019) |
Spouse(s) | Mathato Mosisili |
Children | 4 |
Education | University of Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland (BA) University of Wisconsin, Madison (MA) University of South Africa (BA) Simon Fraser University (MEd) |