Bridgette Tlhomelang | |
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Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
Assumed office 22 May 2019 | |
Constituency | North West |
Personal details | |
Born | Keitumetse Bridgette Tlhomelang 28 December 1975 |
Nationality | South African |
Political party | African National Congress |
Profession | Member of Parliament |
Committees | Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development |
Keitumetse Bridgette Tlhomelang (born 28 December 1975) is a South African politician who serves as an African National Congress Member of Parliament from the North West.
Tlhomelang is a member of the African National Congress. She was ranked 8th on the ANC's list of parliamentary candidates from the North West for the May 8,2019 parliamentary election. [1] The ANC won 63.69% of the total vote on the national ballot in the province,entitling it to nine out of the thirteen regional seats in the National Assembly,the lower house of parliament. [2] Tlhomelang was elected to the National Assembly and was sworn in during the first sitting of the National Assembly after the election on 22 May 2019. [3]
Tlhomelang was appointed to serve on the Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development for the 6th Parliament (2019–2024) on 27 June 2019. [4] On 12 July,she was elected to serve on the five-member Steering Committee of the Multi-Party Women's Caucus. [5]
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