Pontso S. M. Sekatle (born 26 May 1957) is a politician and academic in Lesotho. Sekatle lectured at the National University of Lesotho from 1984 to 2001.[1] In June 2001, she was appointed to the Senate of Lesotho,[2] and on July 6, 2001 she became Minister of Health and Social Welfare.[3] She was a member of the Qacha's Nek constituency for third time with the win in the elections in 2012 and was appointed the Minister of Local government and Chieftainship Affairs.
Dr. Pontso Sekatle
Minister of Local government and Chieftainship Affairs
Dr. Sekatle in her capacity as the Minister of Local government, executed the local elections in 2005, the first of its kind in Lesotho and originally envisioned during 1968.
Sekatle was born on 26 May 1957 in Quthing District of Lesotho. She completed her primary education at Quthing Primary, secondary at Mopeli Secondary School and her Cambridge School Certificate in Masitise High School.[4] Sekalte started her career as a lecturer of National University of Lesotho and went on to become the Head of the Department of Political and Administrative Studies. In June 2001, she was appointed as a member of the Upper House of the Representatives. Her husband, Semano Sekatle, is also a member of the government, currently serving as Minister of Public Service.[5]
Political career
In the May 2002 parliamentary election, which was her first election, she stood as the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) candidate in the Qacha's Nek constituency, previously held by Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili (who contested the Tsoelike constituency instead), and won 72.4% of the vote.[6] Following the election, in June 2002, she was moved from her position as Minister of Health to that of Minister of Local Government.[7] Following the February 2007 parliamentary election, she remained in the latter position in the government of March 2007.[5] She was a member of the Qacha's Nek constituency for third time with the win in the elections in 2012 and was appointed the Minister of Local government and Chieftainship Affairs.[8] Sekatle joined the new Pakalitha Mosisili-led splinter party Democratic Congress on its formation in 2012.[9] In December 2018, Semano Sekatle, Pontso's husband and fellow Democratic Congress legislator, defected to Tom Thabane's ruling All Basotho Convention. Pontso soon after quit her post as Democratic Congress's Women League president.[10] Speculation that Pontso would too soon follow suit and defect to the All Basotho Convention was put to rest in April 2019, when she was officially presented to ABC masses at one of Thabane's rallies in Peka, Leribe, as one of the All Basotho Convention's latest catches.[11]
Positions held
Dr. Sekatle was appointed as the Minister of Local government with an aim of realizing the decentralization drive of the Lesotho government envisioned during 1968. She is considered to have driven the local elections in 2005, the first of its kind in Lesotho. Dr. Sekatle has also headed various executive committees like Lesoth Congress for Democracy Women's League (DCWL) and Democratic Congress League (DCL). She started as a Secretary General in 2008 and went on to become the President of both the committees, which she headed as of 2016. She was also the Deputy President for African Association for Public Administration and Management (AAPAM), Deputy President for Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CWLG), Director of UNESCO Lesotho and Director of Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC). She has published various works in the field of public administration, governance and institution building.[8]
References
^Lesotho Ministry of Local Government web site 2007-07-24 at the Wayback Machine.
^"New Senators Appointed" 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, Summary of Events in Lesotho, Volume 8, Number 2, Second Quarter 2001, trc.org.ls.
^"Cabinet Reshuffle Results in New Blood" 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, Summary of Events in Lesotho, Volume 8, Number 3, Third Quarter 2001, trc.org.ls.
^Rosenberg, Weisfelder (2003). Historical Dictionary of Lesotho. Scarecrow Press. p. 369. ISBN9780810865747.
^ ab"Lesotho's new cabinet comprises former ministers"[permanent dead link], African Press Agency, March 3, 2007.
^"Individual Constituency Results Range from Clear Victories to Minority Votes" 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, Summary of Events in Lesotho, Volume 9, Number 2, Second Quarter 2002, trc.org.ls.
^"Parliamentarians and Members of New Cabinet Sworn In" 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, Summary of Events in Lesotho, Volume 9, Number 2, Second Quarter 2002, trc.org.ls.
^ ab"Profiles of the members of committee". Public Administration and Development Management, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
^"Lesotho: Jumping Before He's Pushed". AllAfrica.com.
^"Ponts'o Sekatle quits DC women's league". The Post Newspaper.
^"Sekatle Dumps DC for ABC". Lesotho Times Newspaper.
January 07, 2023
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Pontso S M Sekatle born 26 May 1957 is a politician and academic in Lesotho Sekatle lectured at the National University of Lesotho from 1984 to 2001 1 In June 2001 she was appointed to the Senate of Lesotho 2 and on July 6 2001 she became Minister of Health and Social Welfare 3 She was a member of the Qacha s Nek constituency for third time with the win in the elections in 2012 and was appointed the Minister of Local government and Chieftainship Affairs Dr Pontso SekatleMinister of Local government and Chieftainship AffairsIn office 2012 2015ConstituencyQacha s Nek constituencyPersonal detailsBorn 1957 05 27 27 May 1957 age 65 NationalityLesothoPolitical partyLesotho Congress for Democracy 1997 2012 Democratic Congress 2012 2018 All Basotho Convention 2018 present Dr Sekatle in her capacity as the Minister of Local government executed the local elections in 2005 the first of its kind in Lesotho and originally envisioned during 1968 Contents 1 Early life 2 Political career 3 Positions held 4 ReferencesEarly life EditSekatle was born on 26 May 1957 in Quthing District of Lesotho She completed her primary education at Quthing Primary secondary at Mopeli Secondary School and her Cambridge School Certificate in Masitise High School 4 Sekalte started her career as a lecturer of National University of Lesotho and went on to become the Head of the Department of Political and Administrative Studies In June 2001 she was appointed as a member of the Upper House of the Representatives Her husband Semano Sekatle is also a member of the government currently serving as Minister of Public Service 5 Political career EditIn the May 2002 parliamentary election which was her first election she stood as the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy LCD candidate in the Qacha s Nek constituency previously held by Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili who contested the Tsoelike constituency instead and won 72 4 of the vote 6 Following the election in June 2002 she was moved from her position as Minister of Health to that of Minister of Local Government 7 Following the February 2007 parliamentary election she remained in the latter position in the government of March 2007 5 She was a member of the Qacha s Nek constituency for third time with the win in the elections in 2012 and was appointed the Minister of Local government and Chieftainship Affairs 8 Sekatle joined the new Pakalitha Mosisili led splinter party Democratic Congress on its formation in 2012 9 In December 2018 Semano Sekatle Pontso s husband and fellow Democratic Congress legislator defected to Tom Thabane s ruling All Basotho Convention Pontso soon after quit her post as Democratic Congress s Women League president 10 Speculation that Pontso would too soon follow suit and defect to the All Basotho Convention was put to rest in April 2019 when she was officially presented to ABC masses at one of Thabane s rallies in Peka Leribe as one of the All Basotho Convention s latest catches 11 Positions held EditDr Sekatle was appointed as the Minister of Local government with an aim of realizing the decentralization drive of the Lesotho government envisioned during 1968 She is considered to have driven the local elections in 2005 the first of its kind in Lesotho Dr Sekatle has also headed various executive committees like Lesoth Congress for Democracy Women s League DCWL and Democratic Congress League DCL She started as a Secretary General in 2008 and went on to become the President of both the committees which she headed as of 2016 She was also the Deputy President for African Association for Public Administration and Management AAPAM Deputy President for Commonwealth Local Government Forum CWLG Director of UNESCO Lesotho and Director of Lesotho National Development Corporation LNDC She has published various works in the field of public administration governance and institution building 8 References Edit Lesotho Ministry of Local Government web site Archived 2007 07 24 at the Wayback Machine New Senators Appointed Archived 2007 09 27 at the Wayback Machine Summary of Events in Lesotho Volume 8 Number 2 Second Quarter 2001 trc org ls Cabinet Reshuffle Results in New Blood Archived 2007 09 27 at the Wayback Machine Summary of Events in Lesotho Volume 8 Number 3 Third Quarter 2001 trc org ls Rosenberg Weisfelder 2003 Historical Dictionary of Lesotho Scarecrow Press p 369 ISBN 9780810865747 a b Lesotho s new cabinet comprises former ministers permanent dead link African Press Agency March 3 2007 Individual Constituency Results Range from Clear Victories to Minority Votes Archived 2007 09 27 at the Wayback Machine Summary of Events in Lesotho Volume 9 Number 2 Second Quarter 2002 trc org ls Parliamentarians and Members of New Cabinet Sworn In Archived 2007 09 27 at the Wayback Machine Summary of Events in Lesotho Volume 9 Number 2 Second Quarter 2002 trc org ls a b Profiles of the members of committee Public Administration and Development Management Department of Economic and Social Affairs United Nations Retrieved 26 November 2016 Lesotho Jumping Before He s Pushed AllAfrica com Ponts o Sekatle quits DC women s league The Post Newspaper Sekatle Dumps DC for ABC Lesotho Times Newspaper Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pontso Sekatle amp oldid 1128146715, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
