Margaret Nasha | |
|---|---|
| Speaker of the National Assembly of Botswana | |
| In office October 2009 – October 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Patrick Balopi |
| Succeeded by | Gladys Kokorwe |
| Member of Parliament for Gaborone Central | |
| In office 1999–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Dingake |
| Succeeded by | Dumelang Saleshando |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 August 1947 Kanye, Bechuanaland |
| Political party | BDP BMD (2016-2017) Alliance for Progressives (2017-present) |
Margaret Nnananyana Nasha (born 6 August 1947) [1][2] is a Botswana politician who served as the Speaker of the National Assembly from 2009 to 2014. She was the first woman to hold the position.[1][3]
Nasha worked as a journalist and civil servant before entering politics, and also served a term as Botswana's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.[1] She entered the National Assembly at the 1994 general election, and subsequently served as a minister in the governments of Quett Masire and Festus Mogae. A representative of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), Nasha was elected to the speakership after the 2009 election.[4] After a falling out with President Ian Khama, she lost the BDP speakership nomination to Gladys Kokorwe in 2014, and in 2016 defected to the opposition Botswana Movement for Democracy.[5]
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