Tshekedi Khama

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Tshekedi Stanford Khama (born June 9, 1958 in Serowe ; also Tshekedi Khama II ) is a politician of the Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF). Until 2019 he was a member of the ruling Botswana Democratic Party . From 2008 to 2018 he was Minister of Environment, Conservation, National Resources and Tourism for the BDP , after which he was Minister for Youth Empowerment, Sports and Culture . His parents were Sir Seretse Khama , who was the country's first political leader after independence from 1966 to 1980, and Ruth Williams Khama , his brother is the former presidentIan Khama .

Life

Tshekedi Khama was born as the fourth and last child of Seretse and Ruth Williams Khama in what was then Bechuanaland . He holds a degree in management from the Institute of Development . In 2008 he was elected to the National Assembly for the first time in the Serowe West constituency for the ruling BDP party. In 2012, his brother Ian Khama appointed him Minister of Environment, Conservation, National Resources and Tourism (for example: "Minister for the Environment, Conservation, National Resources and Tourism"). In 2014 he was re-elected as a Member of Parliament.

In December 2018, the newly elected President Mokgweetsi Masisi assigned him the Youth Empowerment, Sports and Culture department , which was seen as a demotion. Khama had previously openly attacked Masisi for his plans to reintroduce elephant hunting . Khama is also a member of the Tlhokomela Wildlife Trust .

In the run-up to the 2019 general election , Khama joined the new Botswana Patriotic Front party, supported by his brother . With that he lost his ministerial office.

He is married to Thea Khama, who, like her husband, campaigns for elephants and other wild animals in Botswana. The couple have two children.

Others

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Constituency Serowe West parliament.gov.bw, accessed on March 28, 2019
  2. ↑ Ricardo Kanono: Tshekedi demoted. thepatriot.bw of December 21, 2019 (English), accessed on March 28, 2019
  3. ↑ Ernest Moloi: Tshekedi under siege. botswanaguardian.co.bw, September 18, 2018, accessed March 28, 2019
  4. ↑ Seretse Khama's sons turn their backs on his party and join forces to oppose it. city-press.news24.com of September 26, 2019 (English), accessed on October 16, 2019
  5. ↑ Thea Khama. elephantignite.co.za, accessed March 28, 2019
personal data
SURNAME Khama, Tshekedi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Khama, Tshekedi Stanford (full name); Khama II, Tshekedi
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Botswana politician
DATE OF BIRTH June 9, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH Serowe