Ndaba Gaolathe

His Excellency
Ndaba Gaolathe
10th Vice-President of Botswana
Assumed office
7 November 2024
PresidentDuma Boko
Preceded bySlumber Tsogwane
Minister of Finance
Assumed office
11 November 2024
PresidentDuma Boko
Preceded byPeggy Serame
Vice President of the Umbrella for Democratic Change
Assumed office
20 May 2024
Preceded byDumelang Saleshando
Member of Parliament for Gaborone Bonnington South
Assumed office
7 November 2024
Preceded byChristian Greef
Majority5,674 (41.07%)
In office
28 October 2014 – 28 August 2019
Preceded byconstituency established
Succeeded byChristian Greef
Personal details
Born (1971-09-05) 5 September 1971 (age 53)
Gaborone, Botswana
Political partyAlliance for Progressives
Other political
affiliations
Umbrella for Democratic Change
EducationGeorge Washington University (BSc)
The Wharton School (MBA)
Alma materGeorge Washington University
OccupationEconomist

Ndaba Nkosinathi Gaolathe (born 5 September 1971)[1][2] is a Motswana economist and politician, currently serving as Vice-President of Botswana and Minister of Finance since 7 November 2024, under President Duma Boko. Gaolathe is the leader of the Alliance for Progressives, one of the parties within the ruling coalition Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC). He is also an elected member of the National Assembly of Botswana for the Gaborone Bonnington South constituency since the 2024 elections, a position he previously held from 2014 to 2019.