List of prime ministers of Lesotho
| Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Lesotho | |
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| Appointer | Letsie III, as King of Lesotho |
| Inaugural holder | Sekhonyana Nehemia Maseribane |
| Formation | 6 May 1965 |
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This is a list of heads of government 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, two persons, Ntsu Mokhehle and Pakalitha Mosisili, have served on two non-consecutive occasions.
Heads of Government of Lesotho (1965–present)
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- Status
Denotes Acting Prime Minister
Denotes Chairman of the Military Council
| Prime Minister | Term of office | Political party | ||||
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| № | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | Duration | |
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Sekhonyana Nehemia Maseribane (1918–1986) |
6 May 1965 | 7 July 1965 | 62 days | Basotho National Party |
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Leabua Jonathan (1914–1987) |
7 July 1965 | 20 January 1986[1] | 20 years, 197 days | Basotho National Party |
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Justin Metsing Lekhanya (1938–) |
24 January 1986 | 2 May 1991[1] | 5 years, 98 days | Military |
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Elias Phisoana Ramaema (1933–) |
2 May 1991 | 2 April 1993 | 1 year, 335 days | Military |
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Ntsu Mokhehle (1918–1999) |
2 April 1993 | 17 August 1994 | 1 year, 137 days | Basutoland Congress Party |
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Hae Phoofolo (1946?–) |
17 August 1994 | 14 September 1994 | 28 days | Independent |
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Ntsu Mokhehle (1918–1999) |
14 September 1994 | 29 May 1998 | 3 years, 257 days | Basutoland Congress Party (until 1997) Lesotho Congress for Democracy (from 1997) | |
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Pakalitha Mosisili (1945–) |
29 May 1998 | 8 June 2012 | 14 years, 10 days | Lesotho Congress for Democracy (until 2011) Democratic Congress (from 2011) | |
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Tom Thabane (1939–) |
8 June 2012 | 17 March 2015 | 2 years, 282 days | All Basotho Convention |
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Pakalitha Mosisili (1945–) |
17 March 2015 | Incumbent | 9 years, 201 days | Democratic Congress |
