Honourable Ts’ele Chakela

Personal
• Date of Birth: May 25, 1951
• Place of Birth: Ha Nyenye, Maputsoe in the Leribe district
• Marital Status: Married with four children

Current Positions
• Minister of public Works and Transport
• Member of the Senate

Academic Qualifications
• Primary education at St. Monica’s Primary School (1961-1965)
• Junior Certificate (JC) at Secret Heart High School (1966-1968)
• Cambridge Overseas School Certificate (COSC) at Peka High School (1971)
• B.Sc. (Physics/Applied Maths) at University of Manitoba Canada (1980)
• B.Sc. (Civil Engineering) at University of Manitoba Canada (1986)

Career/Positions/Membership/Other activities
• Appointed as Member of Senate and Minister of Public Works and Transport (March 2007)
• City Engineer at Maseru City Council (1997)
• Acting Town Clerk and Chief Executive Officer (2000)
• Senior Roads Engineer in the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (2002)
• Principal Road Engineer in the same Ministry (2004)