Margaret Nasha, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Margaret Nasha

Botswana politician

Date of Birth: 06-Aug-1947

Place of Birth: Kanye, Southern District, Botswana

Profession: politician

Nationality: Botswana

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Margaret Nasha

  • Margaret Nnananyana Nasha (born 6 August 1947) is a Botswana politician who served as the Speaker of the National Assembly from 2009 to 2014.
  • She was the first woman to hold the position. Nasha worked as a journalist and civil servant before entering politics, and also served a term as Botswana's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.
  • She entered the National Assembly at the 1994 general election, and subsequently served as a minister in the governments of Quett Masire and Festus Mogae.
  • A representative of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), Nasha was elected to the speakership after the 2009 election.
  • After a falling out with President Ian Khama, she lost the BDP speakership nomination to Gladys Kokorwe in 2014, and in 2016 defected to the opposition Botswana Movement for Democracy.

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