List of speakers of the National Assembly of Lesotho

List of speakers of the National Assembly of Lesotho.

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

NameTook officeLeft officeNotes Walter P. Stanford 1965 1970 First post-independent speakerObituary: Walter Stanford, The Guardian, 17 April 2004. Retrieved 17 October 2016.In abeyance197027 April 1973 John Teboho Kolane 27 April 1973 20 January 1986 Speaker of the Interim National AssemblyDissolved20 January 19861990 John Teboho Kolane 1990 1992 Speaker of the National Constituent Assembly John Teboho Kolane 1993 1999 Died in office Ntlhoi Motsamai 1999 2012 First female speakerRosenberg and Weisfelder, p. 392. Sephiri Enoch Motanyane 6 June 2012 2015 Rosenberg and Weisfelder, p. 389.Ntlhoi Motsamai 10 March 2015 12 June 2017 Sephiri Enoch Motanyane 12 June 2017 25 October 2022 Tlohang Sekhamane 25 October 2022 Incumbent

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