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Ndaba Nkosinathi Gaolathe is an economist, businessman and politician from Botswana who is the President of Alliance for Progressives. He is the son of former Minister of Finance and Development Planning Baledzi Gaolathe. Gaolathe served as Member of Parliament for Gaborone Bonnington South from 2014 to 2019. He is the founding member of the Botswana Movement for Democracy which he also served as its President from 2014 to 2017.

Early life and Education
Gaolathe was born on 5 September 1972 to Baledzi Gaolathe and Elizabeth Gaolathe and was the last born of four siblings - two boys and two girls. He spent his childhood in Gaborone, his formative years being the time when the family was in the capital city.

He started pre-school at a small creche not far from the Gaolathe homestead. He started his primary school at Lesedi Primary in 1979. In 1985, the young Ndaba - with straight As under his belt - left Lesedi to enter Form 1 at Gaborone Secondary School, formerly Government Secondary School, whose catchment area was the capital city and surrounding areas. His stay at the school was however short-lived as he was later transferred to Maru-a-pula, a private school.

After graduating from Maru-a-pula Gaolathe enrolled at George Washington University graduating with BSc in Mathematics and Bachelor of Arts in Economics. Later he enrolled at Wharton School of Business for his MBA in Finance.

Career
After leaving university, Gaolathe joined Namibian civil service where he worked as special advisor to then Minister of Trade Hidipo Hamutenya. Gaolathe returned home to work for government think tank Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis (BIDPA). Gaolathe shortly worked for an American company in the New York specializing in power sector financing. In 2000, he formed his company Delele (Pty) Ltd specializing financial advisory. The company sources most of its business in South Africa where it has offices.

Politics
Gaolathe was not particularly interested in joining politics, despite his father serving as legislator and cabinet minister. It was only in 2008 that Gaolathe accepted an active role in politics when he served as Chairman for Gomolemo Motswaledi campaign for Gaborone Central constituency. Motswaledi, a long time friend to Gaolathe was challenging incumbent Dumelang Saleshando for the constituency. However, the campaign was aborted few weeks ahead of general elections in 2009 after Motswaledi was suspended from Botswana Democratic Party by party president Ian Khama.

Motswaledi's suspension would later culminate in the formation of the Botswana Movement for Democracy in 2010 which Gaolathe served as its first Director of Policy. In 2012, Gaolathe was elected Vice President by National Executive Committee replacing party co-founder Botsalo Ntuane who had defected to BDP. In 2013 at party congress held in Maun, Gaolathe was retained as party Vice President.

In 2013, Gaolathe was announced as Umbrella for Democratic Change candidate for Gaborone Bonnington South to face his erstwhile colleague Ntuane in the 2014 parliamentary race. In July 2014, Motswaledi died in a car accident and 10 days later National Executive Committee elected Gaolathe President of the party. After becoming BMD president, he served as Duma Boko's running mate for 2014 general elections under UDC banner.

Gaolathe was elected Member of Parliament for Gaborone Bonnington South in October 2014, beating Botsalo Ntuane of BDP and Abby Changeta of Botswana Congress Party (BCP). Gaolathe was voted by 6646 people, followed by Ntuane at 3597 while Changeta garnered 1318.