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Thapelo Matsheka

PEP · Politician

Thapelo Matsheka is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Thapelo Matsheka				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Citizenship	Botswana				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q96626889				[sources]
Position	Minister of Finance (2019-2021) · Minister of Infrastructure & Housing Development · Minister of Infrastructure and Housing Development (2021-2022) · member of the National Assembly of Botswana (2019-)				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2026-03-16	Last processed	2026-03-25	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Botswanan politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Infrastructure and Housing Development	2021-04-16	2022-04-22

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons272,289

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

US CIA World Leaders10,942

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United States · CIA

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories340,369

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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Wikidata328,034

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions500,074

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Source data IDs: us-cia-botswana-thapelo-matsheka-minister-of-infrastructure-housing-development

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