President of Botswana
| President of the Republic of Botswana | |
|---|---|
| File:Flag of the President of Botswana.svg Presidential flag | |
| Style | Mr. President (informal) His Excellency (formal, diplomatic) |
| Term length | 5 years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | Seretse Khama |
| Formation | 30 September 1966 |
| Deputy | Vice-President of Botswana |
| Salary | 65,760 USD annually[1] |
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The President of the Republic of Botswana is the head of state and the head of government of Botswana.
Presidents of Botswana (1966–present)[change]
| No. | Picture | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Political Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Seretse Khama during Independence Talks.png | Seretse Khama (1921–1980) |
1965 1969 1974 1979 |
30 September 1966 | 13 July 1980[†] | BDP |
| 2 | File:QuettMasire1980 (cropped).jpg | Quett Masire (1925–2017) |
1984 1989 1994 |
13 July 1980 | 31 March 1998 | BDP |
| 3 | File:Festus Mogae 2009-06-23.jpg | Festus Mogae (1939–) |
1999 2004 |
1 April 1998 | 1 April 2008 | BDP |
| 4 | File:Ian Khama (2014) (cropped).jpg | Ian Khama (1953–) |
2009 2014 |
1 April 2008 | 1 April 2018 | BDP |
| 5 | File:Mokgweetsi E.K. Masisi, President of the Republic of Botswana.jpg | Mokgweetsi Masisi (1961–) |
2019 | 1 April 2018 | 1 November 2024 | BDP |
| 6 | File:Duma Boko, 2019 elections (cropped).png | Duma Boko (1969–) |
2024 | 1 November 2024 | Incumbent | UDC |
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