Shadrack Tlhaole | |
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Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
In office 1 February 2017 –31 October 2017 | |
Member of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature | |
Assumed office 14 November 2017 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Shadrack Lapologang Tlhaole |
Nationality | South African |
Political party | Economic Freedom Fighters |
Occupation | Member of the Provincial Legislature |
Profession | Politician |
Shadrack Lapologang Tlhaole is a South African politician and a party member of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF).
He is the provincial chairperson of the EFF and currently a Member of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature for the party,after having taken office in November 2017. He formerly served as the provincial secretary of the party. [1] Tlhaole was previously the provincial chair of the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL). He left the ANC in 2016 and subsequently became a member of the EFF. Tlhaole became an MP for the EFF in February 2017 and served as one until his deployment to the legislature in October 2017. [2] In November 2010,Tlhaole was named the Sunday Times' "Mampara of the week". [3]
In October 2022,Tlhaole was elected provincial chairperson of the EFF. [4] He succeeded former chairperson Aubrey Baartman as the party's leader in the legislature following Baartman's resignation.
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