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Honourable Sethomo Lelatisitswe was elected Member of Parliament for Boteti East Constituency in 2014 and appointed to Cabinet as Assistant Minister of Health and Wellness on 9th May 2019.

Prior to being appointed to Cabinet, Honourable Lelatisitswe served in different Parliamentary Committees as follows:

1. Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, CPA (Chairperson)
2. Youth, Sports and Culture (Chairperson)
3. Health and HIV/AIDS (Member)
4. Communications, Works, Transport and Technology (Member)
5. Wildlife, Tourism, Natural Resources and Climate Change (Member)
6. Statutory Bodies and State Enterprises (Member)

Honourable Lelatisitswe has vast experience in the field of health, having worked for over 12 years in the Ministry of Health under Central Medical Stores, Princess Marina Hospital, Nyangabgwe Referral Hospital as a Procurement Adviser and Pharmaceutical Officer. He also served in the private sector; Debswana as Pharmaceutical Officer and ACHAP as Local Project Manager. His academic credentials include amongst others Bachelor of Commerce (Strategic Supply Management) from University of South Africa (UNISA) and a Diploma in Pharmacy Technology from the Institute of Health Sciences.

On contributions towards the community, Honourable Lelatisitswe has served as a sports person and Counselor. He was the Chairperson of Boteti Young Fighters Football Club which was later dissolved to form the now famous Orapa United. As a youth in his Mid-20’s (1998 - 2008) he was a Chairperson of Boteti District Youth Committee for over 15 years, which qualified him to be a Board Member of Botswana National Youth Committee (BNYC) under the then Ministry of Youth. In addition, he has also served as the Coordinator of “Man in the Mine” against HIV/AIDS program in Debswana.

Above all Honourable Sethomo Lelatisitswe is a family man and Counselor who likes putting a smile on people’s faces.