Lesego Motsumi

Lesego Ethel Motsumi (1955/56 – 9 January 2023) was a Botswanan politician.

In the 2008 cabinet reshuffle, held upon the appointment of then president Ian Khama, Motsumi reverted to her old post as Minister of Health, serving until 2009.

She served as Minister of Presidential Affairs Governance and Public Administration from 2009 to 2011, also serving as acting Minister of Defence and Security from 2010 to 2011.

From 2011 to 2019, she served as Botswana's High Commissioner to India.

[3] Motsumi died on 9 January 2023, at the age of 67, from burns that resulted when an item exploded while she was burning refuse on 31 December 2022 at her residence in Ramotswa.