Mohlabi Tsekoa

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Mohlabi Kenneth Tsekoa (born 1945) is the foreign minister of Lesotho. He served in this position from June 2002 to November 19, 2004, and again since March 2007.

In 2001, Tsekoa, who had previously served as government secretary, was appointed to the Senate and sworn in on June 14.[1] He was then named finance minister on July 5, 2001[2] and sworn in on July 6.[3] He remained in that position until his appointment as foreign minister in June 2002.[4] He became education minister in November 2004[5] and served in that position until March 2007, when he became foreign minister again.[6]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "New Senators Appointed", Summary of Events in Lesotho - 2nd quarter 2001, trc.org.ls.
  2. ^ "Lesotho PM axes two cabinet ministers", IOL, July 5, 2001.
  3. ^ "Cabinet Reshuffle Results in New Blood", Summary of Events in Lesotho - 3rd quarter 2001, trc.org.ls.
  4. ^ "Parliamentarians and Members of New Cabinet Sworn In", Summary of Events in Lesotho - 2nd quarter 2002, trc.org.ls.
  5. ^ "Changes in Cabinet: Two Assistant Ministers Get Promoted", lesotho.gov.ls, November 18, 2004.
  6. ^ "Lesotho’s new cabinet comprises former ministers", African Press Agency, March 3, 2007.
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