Honourable Lesole Pascal Mokoma

Personal
• Date of Birth: November 07, 1945
• Place of Birth: Ha Mokoma in the Berea district
• Marital Status: Married with five children, four boys and a girl

Current Positions
• Minister of Agriculture and Food Security
• Member of Parliament

Academic Qualifications
• Primary education at Khafung Primary School/ Methsemang Primary School (1956-1964)
• Junior Certificate (JC) and Cambridge Overseas School Certificate at Peka High School (COSC) (1965-1968)
• Diploma in Agriculture at the University of Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland (U.B.L.S.) (1969-1972)

Career/Positions/Membership/Other activities
• Appointed as Senator and Minister of Agriculture and Food Security after the 2007 general elections
• Worked for general post office (1969-1972)
• Work at Senqu River Development Project (1974)
• Worked at Thaba-Bosiu Rural Development Project (1975)
• Worked in the Ministry of Agriculture (1978-1984)
• Former member of Community Development Projects
• Member of committee for the Phuthiatsana Community Council D05 (2005-2007)
• Farmer and mentor on good farming practices for his community

Hobbies
• He likes reading newspapers, books and listening to radio