Honourable Monyane Moleleki


Personal
• Date of Birth: January 5, 1951.
• Place of Birth: Mohlaka-oa-Tuka in the Maseru district
• Marital Status: He is married with a son and two daughters

Current Positions
• Minister of Natural Resources
• Member of Parliament for Machache Constituency No. 38 representing the Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD)

Academic Qualifications
• Primary education-Nazareth Primary School (1957 –1965)
• Junior Certificate and Cambridge Overseas School Certificate- Christ the King High School (1966 to 1970)
• Diploma in Journalism -Thompson Foundation (of the United Kingdom) in Maseru from June to September 1973
• Diploma in Broadcasting- Commonwealth Broadcasting Association (C.B.A.) Course at Dar-es-Salaam in Tanzania from July to October 1974
• Certificate in Printing Technology and Master of Arts Degree in Mass Communication-Moscow State University (USSR) -(1977-1982)
• Certificate in Educational Television Broadcasting-University of Witwatersrand (1982)

Career/Positions/Membership/Other activities
• He was elected Member of Parliament for Senqunyane Constituency (1993)
• Appointed Minister of Natural Resources (1993)
• Appointed as Minister of Information and Broadcasting (1996)
• Re-elected as Member of Parliament, this time for the Machache NO.38 constituency, and appointed Minister of Natural Resources (1998)
• Re-elected to the National Assembly, and appointed Minister of Natural Resources and later was transferred to being the Minister of Foreign Affairs (2002-February 2007)

• Headmaster and Sports master at St. Thomas Secondary School (1972 – 1973)
• News Reporter and Sub-Editor of "The Echo" (an English Newspaper now defunct)-(1973-1974)
• News Reader, Reporter and Sub-Editor at Radio Lesotho (1974-1975)
• Also produced and presented programmes at the same Radio Station
• Extension Educator in the Media Section of the Institute of Extra Mural Studies (IEMS) of the National University of Lesotho (1983 – 1987)
• Acted as Administrator of IEMS (1985 –1986)
• Public Relations Manager at the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA)-(1988-1991)

• Attended and participated in a number of national and international seminars and workshops
• He has also written and presented papers at different conferences in the country
• Co-founder and first President of the Matela Multi-Purpose Co-Operative (1973-1975)
• Member of the Maseru Beautification Committee (1984 –1991)
• Secretary General and also held other positions in the Matlama Football Club's Committee (1984- 1991)