President of Botswana

President of the Republic of Botswana
Tautona wa Botswana
Presidential flag
Incumbent
Duma Boko
since 1 November 2024
StyleMr President
His Excellency
ResidenceState House
SeatGaborone
AppointerParliament of Botswana
Term length5 years, renewable once
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Botswana
Inaugural holderSeretse Khama
Formation30 September 1966
DeputyVice-President of Botswana
SalaryP 1,075,056[1]

The President of the Republic of Botswana is the head of state and the head of government of Botswana, as well as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, according to the Constitution of Botswana.[2] Sir Seretse Khama was the prime minister from 1965 to 1966,[3] however he later became president of Botswana, and as of 2024 there have been no prime ministers since.[3]

  1. ^ "Salaries" (PDF). 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Botswana 1966 (rev. 2016) Constitution – Constitute". www.constituteproject.org. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Countries Ba-Bo". www.rulers.org. Retrieved 5 June 2024.