List of members of the 5th Limpopo Provincial Legislature

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5th Limpopo Provincial Legislature
4th Legislature 6th Legislature
Overview
Legislative body Limpopo Provincial Legislature
Jurisdiction Limpopo, South Africa
Term21 May 2014 – 7 May 2019
Election 7 May 2014
Members49
Speaker Mirriam Ramadwa
Deputy Speaker Lehlogonolo Masoga
Premier Stan Mathabatha

This is a list of members of the fifth Limpopo Provincial Legislature, as elected in the election of 7 May 2014. [1] The legislature was controlled by the African National Congress, which held 39 seats in the 49-seat chamber. [1]

Contents

At the first sitting of the legislature on 21 May 2014, members were sworn in to their seats and elected Stan Mathabatha to a full term in his office as Premier of Limpopo. [2] Mirriam Ramadwa was elected as Speaker of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature, and Lehlogonolo Masoga was elected as her deputy. [3] Ramadwa was replaced by Polly Boshielo in October 2015. [4]

Current composition

PartySeats
African National Congress 39
Economic Freedom Fighters 6
Democratic Alliance 3
Congress of the People 1
Total49

Members

This is a list of members of the fifth legislature as elected on 7 May 2014. It does not take into account changes in membership after the election.

NameParty
Mokgadi Aphiri ANC
Masele Solly Chego ANC
Thibedi Gideon Chepape ANC
Frederick Thinamaano Dau ANC
Sentle Lavius Emmanuel Fenyane ANC
Sylvia Snowy Kennedy-Monyemoratho ANC
Mamoyagale Gertrude Kgalamadi ANC
Ishmael Kgatjepe ANC
Soviet Lekganyane ANC
Makoma Makhurupetje ANC
Maite Rebecca Marutha ANC
Mmabogahla Masekoameng ANC
Dickson Masemola ANC
Joyce Mashamba ANC
Lehlogonolo Masoga ANC
Joe Maswanganyi ANC
Stanley Mathabatha ANC
Violet Mathye ANC
Bertha Amanda Joyce Matshoge ANC
Falaza Mdaka ANC
Goodman Mitileni ANC
Mapula Mokaba-Phukwana ANC
Rosemary Molapo ANC
Onicca Moloi ANC
Thandi Moraka ANC
Ndzimeni Sylvia Mudau ANC
Nandi Ndalane ANC
Tshameleni Emma Ndlovu ANC
Jerry Ndou ANC
Lydia Ngwenya ANC
Kwena Elias Nong ANC
Thembi Nwedamutswu ANC
Rudolph Phala ANC
Mirriam Ramadwa ANC
Thotogelo Daniel Sebabi ANC
Charles Sekoati ANC
Lucy Manthepa Seloane ANC
Shahidabibi Shaikh ANC
Rob Tooley ANC
Patrick Sikhutshi COPE
Phillip Langa Bodlani DA
Katlego Phala DA
Jacques Smalle DA
Jossey Buthane EFF
Meisie Kennedy EFF
Mapula Johanna Ledwaba EFF
Matome Eric Machaka EFF
Michael Rahlagane Mathebe EFF
George Raphela EFF

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Thandi Moraka is a South African politician who is currently serving as a Member of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature. She was Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Sports, Arts and Culture in the Limpopo provincial government between July 2018 and October 2022. She is a member of the African National Congress (ANC) and in 2022 was elected to a five-year term on the party's National Executive Committee. She formerly served as Deputy Secretary-General of the ANC Youth League from 2015 to 2019 and as a member of the Limpopo ANC's Provincial Executive Committee from 2018 to 2022.

Azwindini Jeremiah "Jerry" Ndou is a South African politician and diplomat who has served as a Delegate to the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) since October 2022. Before that, he represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the Limpopo Provincial Legislature and Limpopo Executive Council.

Seaparo Charles Sekoati, sometimes misspelled Seaparo Sekwati, is a South African politician who is currently serving in the Limpopo provincial government as Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Finance. He has been a Member of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature since 2004 and was previously MEC for Health and Social Development from 2004 to 2009 and, before his appointment to his current position, MEC for Economic Development, Environment and Tourism from 2013 to 2019. From 2013 to 2017, he was also Regional Chairperson of the Mopani branch of his political party, the African National Congress.

Nandi Annah Ndalane is a South African politician who has served in the Limpopo Executive Council since 2014 and in the Limpopo Provincial Legislature since 1999. She is currently serving, since October 2022, as Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Social Development.

Nakedi Sibanda-Kekana is a South African politician who is currently serving as Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Sports, Arts and Culture in the Limpopo provincial government. She was appointed to that position in October 2022, shortly after she was elected Provincial Treasurer of the Limpopo branch of her political party, the African National Congress (ANC). She was first elected as a Member of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature in the 2019 general election and before that was Mayor of Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality from August 2016 until December 2018, when the ANC asked her to resign during the corruption scandal at VBS Mutual Bank.

Makoma Grace Makhurupetje is a South African politician who has represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the Limpopo Provincial Legislature since 2014. She formerly served as Limpopo's Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Transport and Community Safety from 2017 to 2019 and as MEC for Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs from 2014 to 2017. From 2014 to 2018, she was the Deputy Provincial Secretary of the ANC's Limpopo branch.

Kgolane Alfred "Rudolph" Phala is a South African politician who has represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the Limpopo Provincial Legislature since 2004. During that time, he served as Limpopo's Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Treasury from 2013 to 2015 and as Speaker of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature from 2009 to 2013.

Matjie Lehlogonolo Alfred Masoga is a South African politician who represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the Limpopo Provincial Legislature from 2009 to 2019. He was Limpopo's Member of the Executive Council for Roads and Transport from July 2013 to May 2014 and he subsequently served as Deputy Speaker of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature from 2014 to 2019. He rose to prominence as the Provincial Chairperson of the Limpopo branch of the ANC Youth League, although he was expelled from the league in July 2010 after falling out with league president Julius Malema.

Thabitha Mohlala is a South African politician and public servant who represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the Limpopo Provincial Legislature until 2014. She served as Limpopo's Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Public Works under Premier Cassel Mathale from January 2011 until July 2013. She failed to gain re-election to the provincial legislature in the 2014 general election.

References

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  2. "5 things for Stan Mathabatha's to-do list". News24. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
  3. "Premier waves 6 MEC's goodbye". ReviewOnline. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  4. "Polly Boshielo sworn in as new provincial speaker". ReviewOnline. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2020.