Phandu Tombola Chaka Skelemani (born 5 January 1945)[1] is a Motswana politician who is the former speaker of the National Assembly of Botswana having served from 2018 to 2024.

[1] He earned a degree in law from the University of Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland[1][2] and worked in the civil service for 30 years,[3] beginning when he became a State Counsel in 1973.

[1] When Joy Phumaphi resigned from Parliament in August 2003 to become Assistant Director-General of the World Health Organization, Skelemani in turn resigned from his post as Attorney-General[5] and stood as the BDP candidate in the by-election held in Phumaphi's former constituency, Francistown East.

[2] Skelemani was moved to the position of Minister for the Administration of Justice, Attorney General's Chambers, Botswana Defence Force, Police, the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime, and Security in January 2007.

[8] When Ian Khama took office as President on 1 April 2008, he appointed Skelemani as Minister of Foreign Affairs instead.