Mathibeli Edwin Mokhothu was born on 20 March 1977 and is a Mosotho educator and politician who served as the Deputy Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Lesotho, as well as the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, from 2020 to 2022.
13 Facts About Mathibeli Mokhothu
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Mathibeli Mokhothu was formerly the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly before the party formed part of a coalition with the All Basotho Convention in May 2020.
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Mathibeli Edwin Mokhothu was born on 20 March 1977 in Thaba-Chitja Ha-Potso, Quthing District.
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Mathibeli Mokhothu studied at both the Lesotho College of Education and the National University of Lesotho.
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Mathibeli Mokhothu started his political career by joining the Lesotho Congress for Democracy and later joined the Democratic Congress.
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Mathibeli Mokhothu was first elected to the National Assembly for the Qhoali No 68 constituency in the 2012 general election.
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Mathibeli Mokhothu was re-elected in the 2015 general election as the Democratic Congress emerged as the largest party without a majority.
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Mathibeli Mokhothu appointed Mokhothu as the Minister of Gender, Youth, Sports and Recreation.
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Mathibeli Mokhothu became deputy leader of the Democratic Congress in December 2016.
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An elective conference was held in January 2019, in which Mathibeli Mokhothu was elected the leader.
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Mathibeli Mokhothu received 1,681 votes versus 84 for his opponent Tlohang Sekhamane.
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Mathibeli Mokhothu consequently became the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly.
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Mathibeli Mokhothu was selected as both the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs.