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Lesotho

Lesotho, formally the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. As an enclave of South Africa, with which it shares a 1,106 km border, it is the only sovereign enclave in the world outside of the Italian peninsula.

Entities

Our standard dataset contains 356 entities connected with Lesotho. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.

Data sources

We are not yet including any data published by authorities or organizations based in Lesotho. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.

Sanctions programs/policies targeting Lesotho

We are not yet including any targeting entities that are based in Lesotho.

Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)

Our database contains 267 entities identified as PEPs connected with Lesotho.

National government positions

Number of known occupants
Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Deputy Prime Minister1--
King1--
Prime Minister1--
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office111
Minister of Agriculture, Food Security, & Nutrition1--
Minister of Defense & National Security1--
Minister of Education & Training1--
Minister of Energy1--
Minister of Environment and Forestry1--
Minister of Finance & Development Planning1--
Minister of Foreign Affairs & International Relations2--
Minister of Gender, Youth & Social Development1--
Minister of Health1--
Minister of Information, Communications, Science, Technology and Innovation1--
Minister of Labor & Employment1--
Minister of Law & Justice1--
Minister of Local Government, Chieftainship, Home Affairs, & Police1--
Minister of Natural Resources1--
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs11-
Minister of Public Service12-
Minister of Public Works & Transport1--
Minister of Tourism, Sports, Arts, & Culture1--
Minister of Trade, Industry & Small Businesses1--
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the National Assembly-12065
Central banking and financial integrityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Governor of the Central Bank of Lesotho-41
Governor, Central Bank of Lesotho1--
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Ambassador to the US1--
High Commissioner of Mozambique to Lesotho-12
High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Lesotho-11
Palestinian Ambassador to Lesotho-11

Intergovernmental positions

Number of known occupants
International bodiesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York1--

Subnational government positions

No positions for this category

Other positions

Number of known occupants
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the National Assembly of Lesotho--13
Foreign Minister of Lesotho-26
Minister of Finance of Lesotho-24
Minister of Justice of Lesotho-22
Prime Minister of Lesotho-22
Member of the Senate of Lesotho--3
Minister of Agriculture and Food Security-21
Deputy Prime Minister of Lesotho-11
Minister of Defence and National Security-11
Minister of Education and Training-11
Minister of Health of Lesotho-11
Minister of Labour and Employment-2-
Minister of Local Government and Chieftainship-2-
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Security-1-
Deputy Minister of Education and Training-1-
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Relations-1-
Deputy Minister of Gender, Youth and Sports-1-
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs-1-
Deputy Minister of Law and Justice-1-
Deputy Minister of Local Government and Chieftainship Affairs-1-
Deputy Minister of Water Affairs-1-
King of the Kingdom of Lesotho1--
Minister of Communications, Science and Technology-1-
Minister of Development and Planning-1-
Minister of Energy and Meteorology-1-
Minister of Forestry and Land Reclamation-1-
Minister of Gender and Youth, Sports and Recreation-1-
Minister of Gender, Youth, Sports, Arts, Culture and Social Development--1
Minister of Home Affairs-1-
Minister of Local Government, Chieftainship, Home Affairs and Police--1
Minister of Mining-1-
Minister of Police and Public Safety-1-
Minister of Public Service, Labour and Employment-1-
Minister of Public Works-1-
Minister of Public Works and Transport--1
Minister of Small Business Development, Cooperatives and Marketing-1-
Minister of Social Development-1-
Minister of Tourism, Environment and Culture-1-
Minister of Trade and Industry-1-
Minister of Trade, Industry, Business Development and Tourism--1
Minister of Transport-1-
Minister of Water-1-
Prime Minister and Head of Government, and Minister for Defence, National Security and Environment of the Kingdom of Lesotho1--

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...