List of prime ministers of Lesotho

Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Lesotho
Coat of arms of Lesotho
Incumbent Tom Thabane since 16 June 2017
Style	The Right Honorable
Residence	State House, Maseru
Appointer	Letsie III, as King of Lesotho
Term length	5 years
Inaugural holder	Sekhonyana Nehemia Maseribane
Formation	6 May 1965
Deputy	Monyane Moleleki

This is a list of Prime Ministers of Lesotho since the formation of the post of Prime Minister of Lesotho in 1965, to the present day.

A total of five people have served as Prime Minister of Lesotho (not counting one Acting Prime Ministers and two Chairmen of the Military Council). Additionally, three persons, Ntsu Mokhehle, Pakalitha Mosisili and Tom Thabane, have served on two non-consecutive occasions.

The current Prime Minister of Lesotho is Tom Thabane, since 16 June 2017.

Key

Political parties

•   Basotho National Party
•   Basutoland Congress Party
•   Lesotho Congress for Democracy
•   Democratic Congress
•   All Basotho Convention

Other factions

•   Military
•   Independent

Status

•   Chairman of the Military Council
•   Acting Prime Minister

List

№	Prime Minister (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Tenure		Election	Political affiliation		Monarch(s) (Reign)
			Took office	Left office
1	Sekhonyana Nehemia Maseribane (1918–1986)		6 May 1965	7 July 1965	1965		Basotho National Party	Moshoeshoe II (1966–1990)
2	Leabua Jonathan (1914–1987)		7 July 1965	20 January 1986 (deposed.)	1970 (annulled), 1985		Basotho National Party
–	Justin Metsing Lekhanya (1938–)		24 January 1986	2 May 1991 (deposed.)	–	rowspan=2 style="background: Template:Military Rule/meta/color;" |	Military
						Letsie III (1990–1995)
–	Elias Phisoana Ramaema (1933–2015)		2 May 1991	2 April 1993	–		style="background: Template:Military Rule/meta/color;" |	Military
3	Ntsu Mokhehle (1918–1999)		2 April 1993	17 August 1994	1993			Basutoland Congress Party
–	Hae Phoofolo (1946?–)		17 August 1994	14 September 1994	–		style="background: Template:Independent/meta/color;" |	Independent
(3)	Ntsu Mokhehle (1918–1999)		14 September 1994	29 May 1998	–			Basutoland Congress Party (until 1997.)
							Moshoeshoe II (1995–1996)
							Letsie III (1996–)
						style="background: Template:Lesotho Congress for Democracy/meta/color;" |		Lesotho Congress for Democracy
4	Pakalitha Mosisili (1945–)		29 May 1998	8 June 2012	1998, 2002, 2007	style="background: Template:Lesotho Congress for Democracy/meta/color;" |		Lesotho Congress for Democracy (until 2011.)
						style="background: Template:Democratic Congress/meta/color;" |		Democratic Congress
5	Tom Thabane (1939–)		8 June 2012	17 March 2015	2012	style="background: Template:All Basotho Convention/meta/color;" |		All Basotho Convention
(4)	Pakalitha Mosisili (1945–)		17 March 2015	16 June 2017	2015	style="background: Template:Democratic Congress/meta/color;" |		Democratic Congress
(5)	Tom Thabane (1939–)		16 June 2017	Incumbent	2017	style="background: Template:All Basotho Convention/meta/color;" |		All Basotho Convention

See also

• List of monarchs of Lesotho
• Lists of office-holders

External links

• World Statesmen – Lesotho