Anna Mokgethi

Anna Maria Mokgethi is a Motswana politician serving as the Minister of Nationality, Immigration and Gender Affairs since November 2019. She is the Member of Parliament for Gaborone Bonnington North. Mokgethi is a member of the Botswana Democratic Party.

Anna Mokgethi
Minister of Nationality, Immigration and Gender Affairs
Assumed office
6 November 2019
PresidentMokgweetsi Masisi
Preceded byDorcas Makgato-Malesu
Member of the National Assembly for Gaborone Bonnington North
Assumed office
5 November 2019
Preceded byDuma Boko
Personal details
NationalityMotswana
Political partyBotswana Democratic Party
ProfessionPolitician

Political career

Mokgethi was originally a member of the Botswana Congress Party, before she resigned to join the Botswana Democratic Party.[1] Ahead of the 2019 general election, she was selected as the BDP's candidate for Gaborone Bonnington North.[2] She easily defeated opposition leader Duma Boko on 23 October after she received 3,033 votes compared to Boko's 1,851 votes.[3] She was sworn in as an MP on 5 November 2019.

On 6 November 2019, president Mokgweetsi Masisi appointed Mokgethi Minister of Nationality, Immigration and Gender Affairs.[4] She was sworn in on the same day and succeeded Dorcas Makgato-Malesu.

References
  1. "Saleshando defends the BCP against Anna Mokgethi". tsena.co.bw. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  2. Basimanebotlhe, Tsoane (16 August 2019). "Mokgethi runs on little more than credibility". Mmegi Online. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  3. Tau, Poloko (27 October 2019). "'No time to celebrate' – Masisi after landslide victory in Botswana elections". City Press. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  4. "New cabinet". Botswana Daily News. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
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