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Honourable
Mohlabi Kenneth Tsekoa
Personal
Date of Birth: August 13, 1945
Marital Status: He is married and has three children; a
daughter and two sons
Current Positions
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International
relations
Member of Parliament for Senqu No. 78 representing the
Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD)
Academic Qualifications
Certificate in Education for secondary- University of
Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland (UBLS)- (1970)
Diploma in Education-Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, United Kingdom-
(1973)
Bachelor of Education Degree- the National University of
Lesotho (NUL)-(1976)
Masters Arts in Organisational Management and
International Education-Massachusetts, United States of
America (1981)
Masters of Arts in Diplomacy and International
Relations-London in United Kingdom (1994)
Career/Positions/Membership/Other activities
Appointed Minister of Finance and Development Planning
(2001-2002)
Given duties of Minister of Foreign Affairs (2002-2004)
Transferred to the Ministry of Education and Training
(2004-February 2007)
Appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs and International
Relations after 2007 general elections
Teacher at Hlotse High School (1970-1974)
Appointed Deputy Headmaster and Maths and Science teacher
at St. Agnes High School
Senior Education Officer-Lesotho Distance teaching Centre
(LDTC)-(1976-1978)
Director of LDTC (1978)
Deputy Principal Secretary of the Ministry of Education
between 1984 and 1986
Principal Secretary of Ministry of Education from 1986 to
1989
Appointed as High Commissioner of the Kingdom of Lesotho
to the United Kingdom and was simultaneously Lesothos
Ambassador to the Republic of Ireland, Spain and Portugal
(1989-1996)
Appointed Government Secretary and Head of the Public
Service (1996-2001)
Hobbies
He enjoys social tennis, soccer, gardening and music. His
guiding principles are: fair play, self- application and the
extra mile thing
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