Anna Mokgethi | |
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Minister of Nationality, Immigration and Gender Affairs | |
Assumed office 6 November 2019 | |
President | Mokgweetsi Masisi |
Preceded by | Dorcas Makgato-Malesu |
Member of the National Assembly for Gaborone Bonnington North | |
Assumed office 5 November 2019 | |
Preceded by | Duma Boko |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Motswana |
Political party | Botswana Democratic Party |
Children | Sasa Klaas |
Profession | Politician |
Anna Maria Mokgethi is a Motswana politician serving as the Minister of Nationality, Immigration and Gender Affairs since November 2019. [1] She is the Member of Parliament for Gaborone Bonnington North. Mokgethi is a member of the Botswana Democratic Party.[2]
Mokgethi was originally a member of the Botswana Congress Party, before she resigned to join the Botswana Democratic Party.[3][4] Ahead of the 2019 general election, she was selected as the BDP's candidate for Gaborone Bonnington North.[5] She easily defeated opposition leader Duma Boko on 23 October after she received 3,033 votes compared to Boko's 1,851 votes.[6] She was sworn in as an MP on 5 November 2019.
On 6 November 2019, president Mokgweetsi Masisi appointed Mokgethi Minister of Nationality, Immigration and Gender Affairs.[7] She was sworn in on the same day and succeeded Dorcas Makgato-Malesu.
Her daughter, Sarona Motlhagodi, known professionally as Sasa Klaas, died on 6 March 2021 in a helicopter crash.[8]