Motlatsi Maqelepo

{{Infobox officeholder

| office = Minister of Tourism, Sports, Arts and Culture of Lesotho

| appointer = Sam Matekane

| constituency = Berea 27

| term_start = 8 November 2023

| party = Basotho Action Party

| birth_name = Motlatsi Maqelepo

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|08|22|df=y}}

| birth_place = Sehlabeng Sa Thuathe, Berea District, Lesotho

| nationality = Mosotho

| primeminister1 = Moeketsi Majoro

| termstart1 = 2020

| termend1 = 2022

| occupation = Politician

| office1 = Minister of Health of Lesotho

| title = MP

}}

Motlatsi Maqelepo is a Mosotho politician and a current Minister of Sports, Tourism, Arts and Culture of Lesotho.{{Cite web |date=26 April 2024 |title=MAQELEPO LEADS BICENTENNIAL FUNWALK |url=https://www.gov.ls/maqelepo-leads-bicentennial-funwalk/}}{{Cite web |date= 8 November 2023|title=Lesotho Five Ministers sworn-in |url=https://african.business/2023/11/apo-newsfeed/lesotho-five-ministers-sworn-in |access-date=8 November 2023}} He's also a deputy leader of Basotho Action Party. He previously served as a Minister of Health from 2020 to 2022 in the government led by Moeketsi Majoro.{{Cite web |title=Minister of Health Motlatsi Maqelepo |url=https://sundayexpress.co.ls/lesotho-not-ready-to-test-covid-19-cases-health-minister/minister-of-health-motlatsi-maqelepo/}}{{Cite web |title=Sectors pledge to strengthen health systems |url=https://www.maserumetro.com/news/health/sectors-pledge-to-strengthen-health-systems/}}

Early life

Motlatsi Maqelepo was born on the 22 August 1979 at Sehlabeng Sa Thuathe in Berea District. He attended at Morija High School in Morija.{{Cite web |title=I can to turn everything I touch to gold: Maqelepo |url=https://publiceyenews.com/2021/07/26/i-can-to-turn-everything-i-touch-to-gold-maqelepo/}}

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