Roy Warren Blackbeard (born 16 April 1953) was the
High Commissioner from the
Republic of Botswana to the
United Kingdom
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until December 2018.
After working for
De Beers
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and
Price Waterhouse, as well as operating his own company, he became a Member of the
National Assembly of Botswana
The National Assembly is the legislative body of Botswana's national government. With the President, the National Assembly forms Botswana's unicameral Parliament. It is advised by the Ntlo ya Dikgosi: a council of chiefs which is not a house o ...
in 1989, representing
Serowe North
Serowe North is a constituency in the Central District represented by Baratiwa Mathoothe, a BPF MP in the National Assembly of Botswana since 2019. Constituency profile
Serowe North lies in the Central District and is primarily rural, with t ...
for the
Botswana Democratic Party. He was appointed the Assistant Minister for Agriculture in 1992 and the Minister in 1994, which he held until 1997; in 1998, he left Parliament and was appointed the High Commissioner in London.
[Blackbeard, Roy Warren (b. 16 April 1953 - ). In ''Who's Who 2006''.]
References
1953 births
Botswana diplomats
Members of the National Assembly (Botswana)
Living people
Botswana people of British descent
High Commissioners of Botswana to the United Kingdom
Botswana Democratic Party politicians
Government ministers of Botswana
White Botswana people
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