Organisation Ministry of Defence & National Security
Alternate Name  
Abbreviation  
Parent Government of Lesotho
u.r.l. http://www.lesotho.gov.ls/mndefence.htm
email  
Country Lesotho
Location Maseru
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Management u.r.l.  
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Sector Security Ministries
Organisation Type African Government
Status  
Stated Role The Ministry of Defence has been set up to in order to reflect the Notion of civilian control of the Military and Security Services. There are two aspects of that:

- An executive arm of government

- An administrative support to the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) and National Security Service (NSS).

The Ministry is not involved in operational level of the two Institutions other than at the strategic policy making level.

Activities  
Geographical Focus  
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Current Positions
Position Name From To
Minister of Defence & National Security Professor Pakalitha Mosisili 2005  
Principal Secretary Mahali Lebesa 2006  
Budgets
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Links to Related Organisations
Parent Tree Government of Lesotho
Subsidiary Organisations National Security Service
Lesotho Defence Force
Sibling Organisations Ministry of Agriculture & Food Security [8]
Ministry of Communications, Science & Technology [3]
Office of the Prime Minister
Ministry of Education & Training [32]
Ministry of Employment & Labour [11]
Ministry of Forestry & Land Reclamation
Ministry of Gender, Youth, Sports & Recreation [3]
Ministry of Home Affairs & Public Safety [4]
Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Relations [22]
Ministry of Health & Social Welfare [15]
Ministry of Justice, Human Rights & Rehabilitation, Law & Constitutional Affairs [13]
Ministry of Local Government [7]
Ministry of Natural Resources [12]
Ministry of Public Service & Parliamentary Affairs - Defunct 2007 [15]
Ministry of Public Works & Transportation [3]
Ministry of Tourism, Environment & Culture [17]
Office of the Ombudsman
Office of the King
Central Bank of Lesotho
Ministry of Finance & Development Planning [32]
Ministry of Trade & Industry, Cooperatives & Marketing [13]
Office of the Auditor General
Ministry of Law & Constitutional Affairs
Ministry of Public Service
Minister of Information & Broadcasting
Office of Government Secretary
Associated Organisations  
Donor Recipients  
Past Positions
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Record last updated on 26 MAR 2007