The Speaker of the National Assembly is the presiding officer of the unicameral Parliament of Botswana. Since Botswana's independence from the United Kingdom in 1965, eight men and women have served as Speaker. The first, Alfred Merriweather, a Scottish missionary and physician, served from 1965 to 1968. The current Speaker, Dithapelo Keorapetse, has been speaker since 7 November 2024.
List of speakers NameOfficeParty 1965–1968Botswana Democratic Party1968–1979Botswana Democratic Party 1979–1989Botswana Democratic Party1989–1999Botswana Democratic Party1999–2004Botswana Democratic Party2004–2009Botswana Democratic Party2009–2014Botswana Democratic Party2014–2019Botswana Democratic Party2019–2024Botswana Democratic Party2024–presentUmbrella for Democratic Change
Sources Former Speakers of Parliament, Official website of the Parliament of Botswana