Ndaba Gaolathe

His Excellency Ndaba Gaolathe
10th Vice-President of Botswana
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 November 2024
President	Duma Boko
Preceded by	Slumber Tsogwane
Minister of Finance
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 November 2024
President	Duma Boko
Preceded by	Peggy Serame
Vice President of the Umbrella for Democratic Change
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 May 2024
Preceded by	Dumelang Saleshando
Member of Parliament for Gaborone Bonnington South
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 November 2024
Preceded by	Christian Greef
Majority	5,674 (41.07%)
In office 28 October 2014 – 28 August 2019
Preceded by	constituency established
Succeeded by	Christian Greef
Personal details
Born	(1971-09-05) 5 September 1971 (age 53) Gaborone, Botswana
Political party	Alliance for Progressives
Other political affiliations	Umbrella for Democratic Change
Education	George Washington University (BSc) The Wharton School (MBA)
Alma mater	George Washington University
Occupation	Economist

Ndaba Nkosinathi Gaolathe (born 5 September 1971)^[1][2] is a Motswana economist and politician, currently serving as Vice-President of Botswana and Minister of Finance since 7 November 2024, under President Duma Boko. Gaolathe is the leader of the Alliance for Progressives, one of the parties within the ruling coalition Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC). He is also an elected member of the National Assembly of Botswana for the Gaborone Bonnington South constituency since the 2024 elections, a position he previously held from 2014 to 2019.