Phenyo Butale is a Motswana politician and the current Minister of International Relations of

Botswana Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory part of the Kalahari Desert. It is bordered by South Africa to the sou ...

. He has served as Member of the

Parliament of Botswana The Parliament of Botswana consists of the President and the National Assembly. In contrast to other parliamentary systems, the Parliament elects the President directly (instead of having both a ceremonial President and a Prime Minister who ...

since 2024 under the

Umbrella for Democratic Change The Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) is a centre-left politics, centre-left to Left-wing politics, left-wing Electoral alliance, alliance of political parties in Botswana. Since the 2024 Botswana general election, the UDC has been the governi ...

. He is also communication specialist, broadcaster, researcher and academic.

Career

Butale became an MP in the Parliament of Botswana in 2014. Before his election, he was involved in Media fraternity. Prior to joining politics, Butale worked in the civil society as Country Director for the Media Institute of Southern Africa - Botswana Chapter, and later as executive director of Freedom of Expression Institute in Johannesburg. In November 2024, he was appointed MInister of International Affairs in the cabinet of

Duma Boko Duma Gideon Boko (born 31 December 1969) is a Motswana politician and lawyer who is currently serving as the sixth President of Botswana since 1 November 2024 and as leader of the Umbrella for Democratic Change since 2012. He served as Leader of ...

. Butale holds a PhD from the

Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch University (SU) (, ) is a public research university situated in Stellenbosch, a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Stellenbosch is the oldest university in South Africa and the oldest extant university in Sub-Sahara ...

Personal life

Butale is married and lives in Botswana.

References

Living people People from Gaborone Members of the Parliament of Botswana Year of birth missing (living people) {{Botswana-politician-stub