Speaker of the National Assembly of Botswana

Speaker of the National Assembly of Botswana
since 5 November 2019
National Assembly of Botswana
StatusPresiding officer
SeatNational Assembly Building, Gaborone
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Botswana
Formation1965; 59 years ago (1965)
First holderAlfred Merriweather
1965
DeputyMabuse Pule

The Speaker of the National Assembly is the presiding officer of the unicameral Parliament of Botswana. Since Botswana's independence from the United Kingdom in 1965, eight men and women have served as Speaker. The first, Alfred Merriweather, a Scottish missionary and physician, served from 1965 to 1968. The current Speaker, Phandu Skelemani, has been speaker since 5 November 2019.