It was formed on 1 November 2024 following the general election held on 30 October 2024, which resulted in the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) losing power after 58 years of uninterrupted rule since independence in 1966.

[1][2] Following the 2024 election, a three-party alliance led by the Umbrella for Democratic Change secured a majority of 36 seats in the National Assembly of Botswana.

The election resulted in the first electoral loss for the BDP, which became the smallest party in the National Assembly.

Former president Mokgweetsi Masisi conceded defeat on the morning of 1 November 2024 and later that day Duma Boko was sworn-in into office by Chief Justice Terence Rannowane.

[3] The ministers of the cabinet were announced by Boko on a staggered basis from the 11th to the 15th of November 2024.