List of Speakers of the National Assembly of Lesotho

List of Speakers of the National Assembly of Lesotho.

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The National Assembly was established in 1965 and was preceded by Basutoland National Council.[1] Walter P. Stanford was the speaker of the National Council from 1961 to 1965.[2] Below is a list of office-holders:

Name Took office Left office Notes
Walter P. Stanford 1965 1970 First post-independent speaker[3][4][2]
In abeyance 1970 1973 [5]
John Teboho Kolane 1973 20 January 1986 Speaker of the Interim National Assembly[6][7]
Dissolved 20 January 1986 1990 [8]
John Teboho Kolane 1990 1992 Speaker of the National Constituent Assembly[6]
John Teboho Kolane 1993 1999 Died in office[6]
Ntlhoi Motsamai 1999 2012 First female speaker[9]
Sephiri Enoch Motanyane 6 June 2012 2015 [10][11]
Ntlhoi Motsamai 10 March 2015 12 June 2017 [12]
Sephiri Enoch Motanyane 12 June 2017 Incumbent [13]

References
  1. http://thecommonwealth.org/our-member-countries/lesotho/history
  2. "Bokmakierie". 1979.
  3. Obituary: Walter Stanford, The Guardian, 17 April 2004. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  4. "Political Handbook and Atlas of the World". 1970.
  5. "The Parliamentarian". 1973.
  6. Rosenberg, Scott; Weisfelder, Richard (2013). Historical Dictionary of Lesotho. Scarecrow Press. p. 210. ISBN 978-0810879829.
  7. https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/761900/1/Commonwealth_Speakers_Presiding_Officers_Conference_Proceedings_.pdf
  8. http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2181_93.htm
  9. Rosenberg and Weisfelder, p. 392.
  10. Rosenberg and Weisfelder, p. 389.
  11. http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2181_12.htm
  12. http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2181_15.htm
  13. http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2181_A.htm
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