Pakalitha Mosisili

Bethuel Pakalitha Mosisili (born 14 March 1945) is a former Mosotho politician. He retired in January 2019. He was the Prime Minister of Lesotho from May 1998 to June 2012 and again from March 2015 to June 2017.[1] He led the Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD).

Pakalitha Mosisili
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4th Prime Minister of Lesotho
In office
17 March 2015 – 16 June 2017
MonarchLetsie III
Preceded byNtsu Mokhehle
Succeeded byTom Thabane
In office
29 May 1998 – 8 June 2012
MonarchLetsie III
Preceded byNtsu Mokhehle
Succeeded byTom Thabane
Personal details
Born (1945-03-14) 14 March 1945 (age 79)
Waterfall, Basutoland (now Lesotho)
Political partyBasotho Congress Party (1967–1997)
Congress for Democracy (1997–2012)
Democratic Congress (2012–2019)
Spouse(s)Mathato Mosisili
Children4
EducationUniversity of Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland (BA)
University of Wisconsin, Madison (MA)
University of South Africa (BA)
Simon Fraser University (MEd)

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