| 6th Limpopo Provincial Legislature | |||||
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Limpopo Provincial Legislature | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Limpopo, South Africa | ||||
| Term | 22 May 2019 – 28 May 2024 | ||||
| Election | 8 May 2019 | ||||
| Members | 49 | ||||
| Speaker | Rosemary Molapo (2020–2024) Mavhungu Lerule-Ramakhanya (2019–2020) | ||||
| Deputy Speaker | Tshitereke Matibe (2022–2024) Jerry Ndou (2019–2022) | ||||
| Premier | Stan Mathabatha | ||||
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This is a list of members of the sixth Limpopo Provincial Legislature, as elected in the election of 8 May 2019 and taking into account changes in membership since the election. [1] The legislature served until 28 May 2024, when it was dissolved ahead of that month's general election.
Following the election of 8 May 2019, the legislature held its first sitting on 22 May 2019, with Judge President Ephraim Makgoba presiding. The legislature elected Stan Mathabatha as Premier, Mavhungu Lerule-Ramakhanya as Speaker, and Essob Mokgonyana as Chief Whip. [2] Jerry Ndou was Deputy Speaker. [3] The chairpersons of the legislature's committees were formally appointed in July 2019. [4]
Lerule-Ramakhanya joined the Executive Council of Limpopo in March 2020, and Rosemary Molapo succeeded her as Speaker in July 2020. [5] In October 2022, Ndou was transferred from the provincial legislature to the National Council of Provinces, and he was succeeded as Deputy Speaker by Tshitereke Matibe. [6] [7]
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| Party | Seats | |
| African National Congress | 38 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 7 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 3 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 1 | |
| Total | 49 | |
| Name | Party | Replacement | |
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| Lehlogonolo Masoga | ANC | Joshua Matlou | |
| Goodman Mitileni | ANC | Tshitereke Matibe | |
| Jerry Ndou | ANC | Tebogo Mamorobela | |
| Dickson Masemola | ANC | Lilliet Mamaregane | |
The ANC's Lehlogonolo Masoga resigned during the first session of the legislature and was replaced by Joshua Matlou in August 2019. [8] In January 2020, Tshitereke Matibe was sworn in as a member after Goodman Mitileni, also of the ANC, resigned to take up a party position. [9] In October 2022, Premier Stan Mathabatha announced that Jerry Ndou and Dickson Masemola would resign and take up seats in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP); their seats in the provincial legislature were filled by Tebogo Mamorobela and Lilliet Mamaregane, both formerly of the NCOP. [6]