His Excellency Ndaba Gaolathe | |
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10th Vice-President of Botswana | |
Assumed office 7 November 2024 | |
President | Duma Boko |
Preceded by | Slumber Tsogwane |
Minister of Finance | |
Assumed office 11 November 2024 | |
President | Duma Boko |
Preceded by | Peggy Serame |
Vice President of the Umbrella for Democratic Change | |
Assumed office 20 May 2024 | |
Preceded by | Dumelang Saleshando |
Member of Parliament for Gaborone Bonnington South | |
Assumed office 7 November 2024 | |
Preceded by | Christian Greef |
Majority | 5,674 (41.07%) |
In office 28 October 2014 – 28 August 2019 | |
Preceded by | constituency established |
Succeeded by | Christian Greef |
Personal details | |
Born | Gaborone, Botswana | 5 September 1971
Political party | Alliance for Progressives |
Other political affiliations | Umbrella for Democratic Change |
Education | George Washington University (BSc) The Wharton School (MBA) |
Alma mater | George Washington University |
Occupation | Economist |
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.