Pickings from the 13th Parliament

Lastborn

Whilst former Member of Parliament for Molepolole and veteran politician, Daniel Kwelagobe still holds the record for the youngest elected MP, having achieved that feat in 1969 when he was elected MP for Molepolole aged 26 years, this year’s title of the youngest legislator belongs to Jacob Kelebeng. The incoming legislator for Takatokwane, Kelebeng, is the youngest MP elected to Parliament during the just-ended election at the age of 35. He was born on January 6, 1989. Kelebeng is a former Alliance for Progressives (AP) Youth League president and has also served as the University of Botswana (UB) Student Representative Council president on two occasions. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences from UB and is a final year student studying for a Master of Arts in Politics and International Relations.