Thapelo Matsheka

The Honourable
Thapelo Matsheka
MP
Minister of Finance and Economic Development
In office
6 November 2019 – April 2021
PresidentMokgweetsi Masisi
Preceded byKenneth Matambo
Succeeded byPeggy Serame
Member of the National Assembly for Lobatse
Incumbent
Assumed office
5 November 2019
Preceded bySadique Kebonang
Personal details
BornThapelo Matsheka
PartyBotswana Democratic Party
ProfessionEconomist
Politician

Thapelo Matsheka is a Motswana politician and economist who served as the Minister of Finance and Economic Development from November 2019 to April 2021. He was elected as the Member of the National Assembly for Lobatse in October 2019. He is a member of the Botswana Democratic Party. Matsheka is the former Managing Director of Fiducia Services.[1]

Career

Matsheka holds a PhD in economics from the University of Kent.[2] He was the Chief Executive Officer of Citizen Entrepreneurship Development Agency, the government’s entrepreneurship scheme, from 2003 to 2010.[3][4] He then worked for AON Botswana before resigning to form Fiducia Services in August 2017.[5]

For the 2019 general election, Matsheka was the Botswana Democratic Party's parliamentary candidate for Lobatse.[6] He was elected and succeeded Sadique Kebonang.[7] President Mokgweetsi Masisi appointed him as the Minister of Finance and Economic Development on 6 November 2019, and he took office on the same day.[8][9] He delivered his first budget speech in February 2020.[10] He was replaced as minister responsible for public finance in April 2021.[11]

Other activities

References

  1. ↑ "President Masisi appoints cabinet ministers". yourbotswana.com. 10 November 2019. Archived from the original on 19 February 2026. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  2. ↑ Reporter, Sunday Standard (7 December 2021). "Matsheka most qualified and competent Minister of Finance we ever had' | Sunday Standard". Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "Matsheka to quit CEDA for Aon". www.mmegi.bw. 19 May 2010. Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  4. ↑ Maramwidze, Andrew (28 August 2018). "Matsheka calls on pension industry to prop up economy". Botswana Guardian. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "Matsheka set up own Pension Fund administration business". Sunday Standard. 27 May 2018. Archived from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  6. ↑ Maramwidze, Andrew (12 February 2019). "Matsheka applauds Masisi for the 'empowerment' budget". Botswana Guardian. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  7. ↑ Bothoko, Pini (6 December 2019). "Matsheka inherits office without computers". www.mmegi.bw. Archived from the original on 25 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  8. ↑ "New cabinet". Botswana Daily News. Gaborone. 6 November 2019. Archived from the original on 8 November 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  9. ↑ "Press Release: Cabinet Appointments" (PDF). www.gov.bw. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 January 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  10. ↑ Adamson, Kabelo (3 February 2020). "Matsheka delivers his first Budget speech". news.thevoicebw.com. Archived from the original on 25 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  11. ↑ "Botswana replaces finance minister with immediate effect - statement". Reuters. 17 April 2021. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  12. ↑ 2019 Annual Report Archived 22 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine African Development Bank (AfDB).
  13. ↑ Board of Governors Archived 1 February 2022 at the Wayback Machine World Bank.
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