Dumelang Saleshando
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Dumelang Saleshando | |
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| Leader of the Opposition | |
| Assumed office 11 November 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Dithapelo Keorapetse |
| In office 5 November 2019 – 12 July 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Duma Boko |
| Succeeded by | Dithapelo Keorapetse |
| In office 12 July 2012 – 29 August 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Botsalo Ntuane |
| Succeeded by | Duma Boko |
| Leader of the Botswana Congress Party | |
| Assumed office 20 July 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Gilson Saleshando |
| Member of Parliament for Maun North | |
| Assumed office 7 November 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Majority | 5,707 (43.7%) |
| Member of Parliament for Maun West | |
| In office 5 November 2019 – 5 September 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Tawana Moremi |
| Succeeded by | Caterpillar Hikuama |
| Member of Parliament for Gaborone Central | |
| In office November 2004 – 7 August 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Margaret Nasha |
| Succeeded by | Phenyo Butale |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 September 1971 |
| Party | Botswana Congress Party |
| Spouse | Dineo Saleshando |
Dumelang Saleshando (born 13 September 1971) is a Motswana politician and economist who has served as the Leader of the Botswana Congress Party since 2010. Saleshando has been the Leader of the Opposition since November 2024. He also serves as MP for Maun North since 2024. Saleshando has served as Leader of the Opposition on three occasions, from 2012–2014, 2019–2022 and since 2024.
Saleshando was born on 13 September 1971, is the firstborn of five sons to Gilson Saleshando, a politician, and Keatlaretse Dolly Saleshando, a nurse.[1] He attended numerous schools growing up in Kanye, Lobatse, Selebi-Phikwe[1] and was brought up in the Seventh-day Adventist Church. He completed his schooling at St Joseph's College, where he became a member of the Botswana Socialist Youth,[1] before enrolling in a degree in economics and political science at the University of Botswana in 1992.[2]