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PROFILE NEW LEADERS

The Right Honourable
The Prime Minister of Lesotho

Dr. Moeketsi Majoro

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE Dr Moeketsi Majoro is the
Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Lesotho. He is a senior
member of the All Basotho Convention (ABC), and was sworn
in as Prime Minister on 20 May 2020. Prior to this, he was the
Finance Minister since June 2017.
Dr Majoro holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Natural
Resource Economics and a Masters Degree in Agricultural
Economics, both from Washington State University, as well as
a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from the National
University of Lesotho.
In 2013, he became the Minister of Development Planning
and was Executive Director and Alternate Executive Director
of the Africa Group 1 Constituency at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 2008 to 15
2012. He served as the Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Finance from 2004 to 2008, Fiscal
Analyst from 2000 to 2004, Economics Lecturer and Researcher at the National University of
Lesotho from 1991 to 2000.
Dr Majoro has held other positions such as oversight (non-executive directorships) and
leaderships (chairing international institutions). He has been a consultant in business
economics under his company QE, and has served as a director on many boards.
T e Prime Minister was born in Tsikoane, Leribe on 3 November 1961. He is married and
blessed with two children. He enjoys hiking and an unhandicapped game of golf, apart from
writing papers.