Dithapelo Keorapetse

Dithapelo Keorapetse
Speaker of the National Assembly of Botswana
Assumed office
7 November 2024
Preceded byPhandu Skelemani
Leader of the Opposition
In office
12 July 2022 – 5 September 2024
Preceded byDumelang Saleshando
Succeeded byDumelang Saleshando
Member of Parliament for Selebi-Phikwe West
In office
October 2014 – October 2024
Preceded byGilson Saleshando
Personal details
Born1981 or 1982 (age 42–43)
Political partyIndependent / UDC
Other political
affiliations
BCP (until 2022)

Dithapelo Keorapetse (born 1981 or 1982)[1] is a Botswana politician who is the current Speaker of the National Assembly of Botswana since November 2024. A Member of Parliament from 2014 to 2024, he previously was the Leader of the Opposition from 2022 to 2024. He is affiliated with the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), having been expelled from the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) in 2022.

  1. ^ Tlhankane, Spira (July 29, 2022). "The determined, unyielding Keorapetse". Mmegi.