'Matšepo Ramakoae

Mosotho politician (born 1954) January 2026 The Honourable 'Matšepo Ramakoae MP File:Matsepo Ramakoae eating icecream.jpg Ramakoae in 2024 Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Relations Moeketsi Majoro 21 May 2020 27 October 2022 Lesego Makgothi Mpotjoane Lejone 'Matšepo Molise 1954 03 05 y Morija, Basutoland All Basotho Convention 1 National University of Lesotho Politician Matšepo Ramakoae (née Molise; born 3 March 1954) is a Mosotho politician. She was serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Relations from May 2020 to October 2022. She is the legislator from the Matsieng constituency No. 45. Ramakoae served as the Deputy Minister of Finance from 2012 until 2015.Charumbira Silence Matsepo Ramakoae and Lesotho's lost chance to elect its first female leader https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/jul/02/matsepo-ramakoae-and-lesothos-lost-chance-to-elect-its-first-female-leader 17 July 2020 The Guardian 2 July 2020 Early life and career 'Matšepo Molise was born on 3 March 1954 in Morija as the second out of nine children of James Koko Molise and 'Mamolise Molise.Leave The Military To Do Its Own Business-Ramakoae https://sundayexpress.co.ls/leave-the-military-to-do-its-own-business-ramakoae/ 17 July 2020 Sunday Express 15 February 2020 Her father worked as a miner in South Africa, while her mother was the domestic worker of French missionaries. Molise attended Lesotho High School in Maseru. Soon after finishing school, she married and took her husband's surname. She started her professional career as a civil servant. She attained a degree in accounting and went on to attend the National University of Lesotho, from which she graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce in 1981. From then on, she was employed in the office of the Prime Minister. At the same time, she attended management courses in the United Kingdom and Sweden. In 1991, she obtained a master's degree in Policy Analysis in the Netherlands. Around this time, she separated from her husband. Upon her return from the Netherlands, she was appointed to the Auditor General's office where she worked in the performance audit department. In 1999, she began working as a principal secretary in the newly established Ministry of Defence. She was the first woman to work in the department and was primarily responsible for the budget. Political career In 2006, Ramakoae joined the newly founded All Basotho Convention. She left public service and ran as the ABC candidate in the Matsieng constituency in the 2007 election. She lost to the Lesotho Congress for Democracy candidate. She then started working as a farmer and ran a catering service. Politically, she was active at the ABC's grassroots level. In the 2012 election, she ran again in the Matsieng constituency. She won this time and was sworn in as a Member of the National Assembly. Prime Minister Thomas Thabane named her the Deputy Minister of Finance in his first cabinet. The coalition government collapsed in 2015 and was voted out in the subsequent general election. She lost re-election as an MP, but won the constituency back in the 2017 general election.Female representation drops in parly http://lestimes.com/female-representation-drops-in-parly/ 17 July 2020 Lesotho Times 21 October 2017 She was selected to head the parliamentary committee for women's issues.Commonwealth African Women Parliamentarians help to strengthen Women's Parliamentary Caucuses in Lesotho http://www.parliament.gov.zm/node/7650 Parliament of Zambia 17 July 2020 In early-2020, Thabane came under pressure to resign as Prime Minister due to his alleged involvement in his former spouse's murder.It's time to give women a chance: Ramakoae http://lestimes.com/its-time-to-give-women-a-chance-ramakoae/ 17 July 2020 Lesotho Times 4 February 2020 Ramakoae was considered a strong contender, but was ultimately not selected as the party chose Finance Minister Moeketsi Majoro to succeed Thabane.Lesotho- The wildcard https://menafn.com/1099652343/Lesotho-The-wildcard 17 July 2020 menafn.com 2 April 2020 Majoro was sworn in on 20 May. He appointed her Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Relations in his cabinet. She took office on 21 May.Ngatane Nthakoana New Lesotho ministers hoping to engage with SA to work on COVID-19 response https://ewn.co.za/2020/05/22/new-lesotho-ministers-hoping-to-engage-with-sa-to-work-on-covid-19-response 17 July 2020 EWN 22 May 2020 Maseru Ramakoae is the first woman to hold this role.Former Lesotho PM loyalist appointed defence minister https://www.dispatchlive.co.za/news/africa/2020-05-22-former-lesotho-pm-loyalist-appointed-defence-minister/ 17 July 2020 DespatchLIVE 22 May 2020 18 July 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200718195359/https://www.dispatchlive.co.za/news/africa/2020-05-22-former-lesotho-pm-loyalist-appointed-defence-minister/ dead References External links Honourable 'Matṥepo Ramakoae – Government of Lesotho https://web.archive.org/web/20220523173953/https://www.gov.ls/team/honourable-mat%E1%B9%A5epo-ramakoae/ 23 May 2022 Hon. Mats'epo Ramakoae – WOC Summit https://web.archive.org/web/20200717184401/http://wocsummit.com/speaker/hon-matsepo-ramakoae/ 17 July 2020 Category:Living people Category:1954 births Category:National University of Lesotho alumni Category:All Basotho Convention politicians Category:Members of the National Assembly (Lesotho) Category:Women government ministers of Lesotho Category:21st-century women politicians Category:Foreign ministers of Lesotho Category:Female foreign ministers Category:People from Maseru District