| 2nd Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature | |||||
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Mpumalanga, South Africa | ||||
| Term | June 1999 – April 2004 | ||||
| Election | 2 June 1999 | ||||
| Members | 30 | ||||
| Speaker | William Lubisi | ||||
| Deputy Speaker | Pinky Phosa | ||||
| Premier | Ndaweni Mahlangu | ||||
This is a list of members of the second Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature, as elected in the election of 2 June 1999. The African National Congress (ANC) retained control of the legislature, winning 26 seats in the 30-seat legislature. Two parties, the Democratic Party and the United Democratic Movement, gained representation in the legislature for the first time, winning one seat each. The Freedom Front and New National Party retained a seat apiece. [1]
The ANC's Ndaweni Mahlangu was elected as the second Premier of Mpumalanga. [2] William Lubisi remained in his office as Speaker of the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature, [3] and he was deputised by Pinky Phosa. [4] Lassy Chiwayo was Majority Chief Whip until mid-2001, when he was replaced by Jabu Mahlangu amid a major reshuffle of the ANC's caucus. [5]
| Party | Seats | |
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| African National Congress | 26 | |
| Democratic Party | 1 | |
| Freedom Front | 1 | |
| New National Party | 1 | |
| United Democratic Movement | 1 | |
| Total | 30 | |
This is a list of members of the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature as elected on 2 June 1999. [1] It does not take into account changes in membership after the election.
Blessing Thandi Shongwe is a South African politician who is currently serving as Mpumalanga's Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Culture, Sport and Recreation. She formerly served as Speaker of the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature from 2014 until March 2018, when she was first appointed to the Mpumalanga Executive Council. She is a member of the African National Congress (ANC).
Norah Mahlangu-Mabena is a South African politician who is currently representing the African National Congress (ANC) as a Member of the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature. She previously served in the Executive Council of Mpumalanga as Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Culture, Sport and Recreation from 2014 to 2018 and MEC for Human Settlements from 2018 to 2021.
Michael Collen Sedibe is a South African politician who is currently a Member of the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature and the provincial leader of the legislature's official opposition party, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF). He joined the EFF in 2013 after he was expelled from the African National Congress and he was first elected to the provincial legislature in the 2014 general election. In September 2022, he was elected to a third term as the EFF's Provincial Chairperson in Mpumalanga.
Thamsanqa Brian Hlongwa is a South African politician who was Gauteng's Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Health from March 2006 to May 2009. He is a member of the African National Congress and served multiple terms on the party's Provincial Executive Committee in Gauteng. He was also the party's Chief Whip in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature until October 2018, when he resigned amid a corruption scandal relating to his tenure as Health MEC. He was charged with fraud and corruption in late 2021.
Dikeledi Gladys Mahlangu is a South African politician who is currently serving as Chairperson of the Select Committee on Appropriations in the National Council of Provinces. She formerly represented her party, the African National Congress, in the National Assembly from 2014 to 2019. Before that, she was a Member of the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature and from 2009 to 2014 she served in the Mpumalanga Executive Council under Premier David Mabuza.
Moses Siphosezwe Amos Masango is a South African politician who represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly from 2014 to 2019, during which time he chaired the Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation. Before that, he served in the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature and also sat on the Mpumalanga Executive Council.
Jabulani Lukas Mahlangu is a South African politician who represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature and both houses of the South African Parliament from 1994 to 2019. He also served on the Mpumalanga Executive Council from 2004 to 2010 under Premiers Thabang Makwetla and David Mabuza. Most recently, Mahlangu chaired the National Assembly's Portfolio Committee on Telecommunications and Postal Services until the 2019 general election, in which he did not seek re-election.
Elsie Mmathulare "Busi" Coleman is a South African politician who represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly from 2009 to 2019. Before that, she served in the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature from 1994 to 2009, including as a Member of the Executive Council (MEC) from 1999 to 2009. She served in Premier Ndaweni Mahlangu's government as MEC for Social Services from 1999 to 2003 and as MEC for Health from 2003 to 2004, and then in Premier Thabang Makwetla's government as MEC for Finance from 2004 to 2008 and as MEC for Education from 2008 to 2009.
Millicent Ntombizodwa Sibongile Manana is a South African politician from Mpumalanga. She represented the African National Congress (ANC) as a legislator from 1994 to 2019, most proximately in the National Assembly from 2014 to 2019 and 2004 to 2009. She also sat in the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature, where she served on the Mpumalanga Executive Council from 1999 to 2004 and 2009 to 2014.
Prince Senzangakhona James Mahlangu was a South African politician and Ndebele prince of the Ndzundza royal family. He served as the last Chief Minister of the KwaNdebele bantustan between May 1990 and April 1994 and founded the bantustan's Intando Yesizwe party in 1990.
Windvoel Mlomabo Mahlangu, known until 2013 as Windvoel MlomaboSkhosana, is a South African politician who represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly until 2009, serving the North West province.
Boy Johannes Nobunga is a South African politician and civil servant from Mpumalanga. Between 1994 and 2009, he represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature and both houses of Parliament.
Jacob Simon "Mighty" Mgidi is a South African politician and civil servant. He represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly from 1994 to 2001, gaining election in 1994 and 1999. He left the assembly on 2 July 2001 in order to join the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature, swopping seats with provincial legislator David Mabuza.
Nyambeni Wilson Mudau is a South African politician from Mpumalanga. He represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly from 2001 to 2004. Before that, he served in the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature and National Council of Provinces.
Lekota Lazarus "Lassy" Chiwayo is a South African politician, diplomat, and businessman from Mpumalanga. He was Mayor of Mbombela from 2008 until 2011, when he joined the diplomatic service.
Pieter Willem Saaiman was a South African politician from the Northern Cape who served as Deputy Minister of Correctional Services from 2003 to 2004. Between 1989 and 2009, he held a variety of positions in the national and provincial governments, representing a series of parties.