1st Parliament of Botswana

{{Infobox legislative term|before=|after=2nd Parliament|jurisdiction=Botswana|meeting_place=Gaborone|term_start=1966|term_end=1969|election=1965 Bechuanaland general election|opposition=Botswana People's Party|government=Botswana Democratic Party|chamber1=National Assembly|chamber1_image=|membership1=31|chamber1_leader1_type=Speaker|chamber1_leader1=Alfred Merriweather|chamber1_leader2_type=Deputy Speaker|chamber1_leader2=Gaefalale Sebeso|control1=Botswana Democratic Party|session1_type=|session1_start=}}The 1st Parliament of Botswana, composed of 31 members of the National Assembly, met in Gaborone from September 1966, when Botswana gained independence from the United Kingdom, to 1969. Its membership was set by the 1965 Bechuanaland general election, which gave the Botswana Democratic Party control of Parliament with 28 members, while the Botswana People's Party received the remaining three seats.

List of members

The following is a list of members of the 1st Parliament of Botswana:{{Cite web|url=https://www.parliament.gov.bw/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7&Itemid=167|title=First Parliament of Botswana|last=|first=|date=|website=Parliament of Botswana|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2024-04-23}}

= The Cabinet =

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!Office

! colspan="2" |Name

!Party

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|{{Sn|Seretse|Khama}}

|Botswana Democratic Party

Deputy Prime Minister

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|{{Sn|Quett|Masire}}

|Botswana Democratic Party

Minister of Labour and Social Services

| style="background:#E11E26" |

|{{Sn|Archelaus|Tsoebebe}}

|Botswana Democratic Party

Minister of Works and Communications

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|{{Sn|David J. C.|Morgan}}

|Botswana Democratic Party

Minister of Agriculture

| style="background:#E11E26" |

|{{Sortname|Moutlakgola P. K.|Nwako}}

|Botswana Democratic Party

Minister of Mines, Commerce, and Industry

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|{{Sortname|Amos|Dambe}}

|Botswana Democratic Party

Minister of Local Government

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|{{Sortname|Tsheko|Tsheko}}

|Botswana Democratic Party

Attorney General

| style="background:#E11E26" |

|{{Sn|Alan|Tilbury}}

|Botswana Democratic Party

= Parliamentary leadership =

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!Office

! colspan="2" |Name

!Party

| style="background:#E11E26" |

|{{Sn|Alfred|Merriweather}}

|Botswana Democratic Party

Deputy Speaker

| style="background:#E11E26" |

|{{Sortname|Gaefalale|Sebeso}}

|Botswana Democratic Party

colspan="4" |Parliamentary Secretaries, by Ministry

Agriculture

| style="background:#E11E26" |

|{{Sortname|Ramsey D.|Molefe}}

|Botswana Democratic Party

Finance

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|{{Sortname|Englishman|Kgabo}}

|Botswana Democratic Party

Labour and Social Services

| style="background:#E11E26" |

|{{Sortname|Motlatsi|Segokgo}}

|Botswana Democratic Party

= By constituency =

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! colspan="2" |Name

!Party

| style="background:#E11E26" |

|{{Sn|Alfred|Merriweather}}

|Botswana Democratic Party

Attorney General

| style="background:#E11E26" |

|{{Sn|Alan|Tilbury}}

|Botswana Democratic Party

Bobirwa

| style="background:#E11E26" |

|{{Sn|Archelaus|Tsoebebe}}

|Botswana Democratic Party

Boteti

| style="background:#E11E26" |

|{{Sortname|Benjamin|Steinberg|dab=politician}}

|Botswana Democratic Party

Francistown–Tati

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|{{Sortname|Philip|Matante}}

|Botswana People's Party

Gaborone–Ramotswa

| style="background:#E11E26" |

|{{Sortname|Norman|Molomo}}

|Botswana Democratic Party

Ghanzi

| style="background:#E11E26" |

|{{Sortname|Ntwakgolo|Sekga}}

|Botswana Democratic Party

Kanye North

| style="background:#E11E26" |

|{{Sortname|Basenyapelo|Chibana}}

|Botswana Democratic Party

Kanye South

| style="background:#E11E26" |

|{{Sortname|Quett|Masire}}

|Botswana Democratic Party

Kgalagadi

| style="background:#E11E26" |

|{{Sortname|Boy|Moapare}}

|Botswana Democratic Party

Kgatleng–Tlokweng

| style="background:#E11E26" |

|{{Sortname|Motlatsi|Segokgo}}

|Botswana Democratic Party

Kweneng South

| style="background:#E11E26" |

|{{Sortname|Johnson|Nkoane}}

|Botswana Democratic Party

Kweneng West

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|{{Sortname|Eyes|Reokwaeng}}

|Botswana Democratic Party

Mahalapye

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|{{Sortname|Gaolese|Koma}}

|Botswana Democratic Party

Maun–Chobe

| style="background:#E11E26" |

|{{Sortname|Dikgothi|Monwela}}

|Botswana Democratic Party

Mmadinare

| style="background:#E11E26" |

|{{Sortname|Amos|Dambe}}

|Botswana Democratic Party

Mochudi

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|{{Sortname|Thari|Motlhagodi}}

|Botswana People's Party

Molepolole

| style="background:#E11E26" |

|{{Sortname|Stephen|Thobega}}

|Botswana Democratic Party

Molepolole East

| style="background:#E11E26" |

|{{Sortname|Englishman|Kgabo}}

|Botswana Democratic Party

Moshupa

| style="background:#E11E26" |

|{{Sortname|Edison|Masisi}}

|Botswana Democratic Party

Ngami

| style="background:#E11E26" |

|{{Sortname|Gaerolwe|Kwerepe}}

|Botswana Democratic Party

Ngwaketse–Kgalagadi

| style="background:#E11E26" |

|{{Sortname|Pulafela|Sebotho}}

|Botswana Democratic Party

Nkange

| style="background:#E11E26" |

|{{Sortname|Obed|Chilume}}

|Botswana Democratic Party

Okavango

| style="background:#E11E26" |

|{{Sortname|Tsheko|Tsheko}}

|Botswana Democratic Party

Sebina–Gweta

| style="background:#E11E26" |

|{{Sortname|Mudongo|Maswikiti}}

|Botswana Democratic Party

Serowe North

| style="background:#E11E26" |

|{{Sortname|Seretse|Khama}}

|Botswana Democratic Party

Serowe South

| style="background:#E11E26" |

|{{Sortname|Bakwena|Kgari}}

|Botswana Democratic Party

Shoshong

| style="background:#E11E26" |

|{{Sortname|Goareng|Mosinyi}}

|Botswana Democratic Party

Tati West

| style="background:#00cc00" |

|{{Sortname|Kenneth|Nkhwa}}

|Botswana People's Party

Tonota

| style="background:#E11E26" |

|{{Sortname|Lemme|Makgekgenene}}

|Botswana Democratic Party

Tswapong North

| style="background:#E11E26" |

|{{Sortname|Moutlakgola P. K.|Nwako}}

|Botswana Democratic Party

Tswapong South

| style="background:#E11E26" |

|{{Sortname|Gaefalale|Sebeso}}

|Botswana Democratic Party

Specially elected

| style="background:#E11E26" |

|{{Sortname|James G.|Haskins}}

|Botswana Democratic Party

Specially elected

| style="background:#E11E26" |

|{{Sortname|Ramsey D.|Molefe}}

|Botswana Democratic Party

Specially elected

| style="background:#E11E26" |

|{{Sortname|David J. C.|Morgan}}

|Botswana Democratic Party

Specially elected

| style="background:#E11E26" |

|{{Sortname|George W.|Sim}}

|Botswana Democratic Party

See also

Elections in Botswana

References

{{Reflist}}{{Parliaments of Botswana}}

Category:1966 establishments in Botswana

Category:Lists of political office-holders in Botswana

Category:Parliaments of Botswana