List of heads of government of Lesotho

Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Lesotho
Coat of arms of Lesotho
Incumbent Pakalitha Mosisili since 17 March 2015
Appointer	Letsie III, as King of Lesotho
Inaugural holder	Sekhonyana Nehemia Maseribane
Formation	6 May 1965

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)

Status

  Denotes Acting Prime Minister

  Denotes Chairman of the Military Council

Prime Minister			Term of office			Political party
№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Duration
1		Sekhonyana Nehemia Maseribane (1918–1986)	6 May 1965	7 July 1965		Basotho National Party
2		Leabua Jonathan (1914–1987)	7 July 1965	20 January 1986		Basotho National Party
—		Justin Metsing Lekhanya (1938–)	24 January 1986	2 May 1991		Military
—		Elias Phisoana Ramaema (1933–)	2 May 1991	2 April 1993		Military
3		Ntsu Mokhehle (1918–1999)	2 April 1993	17 August 1994		Basutoland Congress Party
—		Hae Phoofolo (1946?–)	17 August 1994	14 September 1994		Independent
		Ntsu Mokhehle (1918–1999)	14 September 1994	29 May 1998		Basutoland Congress Party (until 1997) Lesotho Congress for Democracy (from 1997)
(3)
		Pakalitha Mosisili (1945–)	29 May 1998	8 June 2012		Lesotho Congress for Democracy (until 2011) Democratic Congress (from 2011)
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5		Tom Thabane (1939–)	8 June 2012	17 March 2015		All Basotho Convention
(4)		Pakalitha Mosisili (1945–)	17 March 2015	Incumbent		Democratic Congress

See also

• List of kings of Lesotho
• lists of incumbents

External links

• World Statesmen - Lesotho