Matlotliso Lineo Lydia Ntoane (also Matlotliso Lineo Khechane-Ntoane) (12 May 1966 – 22 December 2017 in the
Kingdom of Lesotho[citation needed]) was a
Basotho diplomat.
Life
Ntoane joined the public service in the Kingdom of Lesotho in 1989 and worked in different ministries including Health, Local Government and Public Service. She holds a degree in
sociology and in
public administration. Ntoane was for six years the chair of the Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA) Board. She also represented the Lesotho government in the Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC) and on the board of the Imperial Fleet Services company.[1] In 2008 Ntoane became
High Commissioner in
Pretoria, South Africa and moved 2013 as
ambassador to
Berlin, Germany, succeeding
Makase Nyaphisi. She was married to Rev. Kenny Ntoane from the
Anglican Diocese of Lesotho[2] and had a son and a daughter.[3]
Career
1989 - 1997: Official at the Ministry of Public Administration
1997 - 2000: Head inspector at the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftainship Affairs
2000 - 2008: Deputy secretary at the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning
2004/2005: Chairperson Governing Board Lesotho Revenue Authority (Ministry of Finance and Development Planning)[4]
29 August 2005: Appointed Chief Executive - Support Services leading the Human Resources and general administration of The Ministry of Finance and Development Training.[5]
2007 The Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA), LRA Board Chair[6]
18 September 2008 - 2010: High Commissioner of Lesotho to South Africa (residence in Pretoria, South Africa)[1]
6 October 2008: High Commissioner of Lesotho (with residence in Pretoria) to Botswana[7]
24 October 2008: High Commissioner of Lesotho (with residence in Pretoria) to Namibia[7]
9 June 2009: High Commissioner of Lesotho (with residence in Pretoria) to Mauritius[8]
1 October 2009: High Commissioner of Lesotho (with residence in Pretoria) to Swaziland[9]
9 November 2009: High Commissioner of Lesotho (with residence in Pretoria) to Zambia[10]
27 October 2010: Ambassador of Lesotho (with residence in Pretoria) to Zimbabwe[11]
26 January 2011: High Commissioner of Lesotho (with residence in Pretoria) to Seychelles[12]
18 July 2013: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Lesotho to Germany (residence Berlin, Germany)[13]
14 August 2013: Resident Representative to IAEA[14]
5 September 2013: Permanent Delegate to UNESCO[15][16]