Charles Tibone

Mbiganyi Charles Tibone is a politician in Botswana. He was elected to the National Assembly in the October 2004 general election^[1] from the Tati West constituency^[2] and represents the governing Botswana Democratic Party. Following the election, Tibone was appointed as Minister of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources on November 9, 2004,^[1] serving in that position until January 2007, when he was instead appointed as Minister of Labour and Home Affairs.^[3] When Ian Khama took office as President on April 1, 2008, he dismissed Tibone from the Cabinet.^[4]

Tibone studied at the University of Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland and later received a post-graduate degree on international relations, international economics and international law from Oxford University. He worked at the Ministry of Home Affairs and at a number of foreign missions before entering the private sector and becoming managing director of Gaborone Delta.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Mogae appoints cabinet -Ten new faces - Five women". Botswana Press Agency (BOPA). 2004-11-10. http://www.gov.bw/cgi-bin/news.cgi?d=20041110. Retrieved 2007-12-07. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ ^{a b} "New cabinet full of new faces", BOPA, November 11, 2004.
3. ^ "Mogae expands cabinet". Botswana Press Agency (BOPA). 2007-01-22. http://www.gov.bw/cgi-bin/news.cgi?d=20070122. Retrieved 2007-12-07. ^{[dead link]}
4. ^ "Khama fires five ministers", Mmegi Online, April 2, 2008.

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