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Festus Mogae

Festus Gontebanye Mogae

President of the Republic of Botswana


Born 21-08-1939 in Botswana

Festus Mogae is President of the Republic of Botswana. He is Director of Economic Affairs and served on various parastatal Boards including the Board for Water Utilities, Botswana Housing Corporation, Botswana Meat Commission, Botswana Meat Commission Holdings in the United Kingdom, ECCO Cold Stores Ltd and Allied Meat Importers Ltd.

Contact details

O: (00267) 395 08 00


Festus Mogae's Professional details

Current Position(s)

Director | Economic Affairs
1968 - present



Director | Bank of Botswana

Director | BCL Limited



Director | Botswana RST Ltd



Alternate Governor | Botswana | International Monetary Fund

Member | Global Coalition for Africa
Washington DC, United States of America



Permanent Secretary to the President | Office of the President | Government of Botswana
Botswana



Previous Position(s)

President | Republic of Botswana
1998 - 2008

Member of Parliament | Palapye Constituency
1994 - 1998

Vice-President | Republic of Botswana
1992 - 1998


Chairman | Fin and Economic Committee
Letswapo | 1992 - 1995

Minister | Finance and Development Planning
1989 - 1992

Member | Joint Development Committee of World Bank and IMF
Washington DC, United States of America | 1989 - 1990

Secretary | Cabinet and Supervisors of Elections
1982 - 1989

Governor | Bank of Botswana
1980 - 1981

Executive Director | International Monetary Fund Anglophone Africa
1976 - 1980

Permanent Secretary | Ministry of Finance and Development Planning
1975 - 1976

Alternate Governor | African Development Bank
1971 - 1976

Educational history

Tertiary

University of Oxford

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Achievements

Awards

Grand Cross of the Légion d'honneur | French President Nicolas Sarkozy

The Africa-America Institute National Leadership Award

The 2002 Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Confer Weekend Chair's Award

AIDS Leadership Award | Harvard AIDS Institute

AIDS Leadership Distinguished Achievement Award | Medunsa Trust

Hon Fellowship of Botswana Institute of Bankers

Global Market Place Award | Corporate Council on Africa

DLaw (hc) | University of Botswana

HATAB's Award for Outstanding Contribution to Botswana's Tourism Industry

President's Order of Honour of Botswana

I'Ordre Nationale du Mali

Officier de l'Ordre Nationale de Coté d'Ivoire

PH (Annual Spirit of Port Huron ) | University of Oxford and Sussex, UK

MCC | University of Oxford and Sussex, UK

Activities

Memberships

National AIDS Council

Chairman

Botswana Society for the Deaf

President

Kalahari Conservation Society

Member

The Botswana Society (Research Organisation)

Member

Achievement Botswana

Member

Lions Club of Palapye

Member


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