Tshiwela Lishivha | |
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Member of the National Assembly | |
In office 23 April 2004 –6 May 2014 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 28 June 1958 |
Citizenship | South Africa |
Political party | African National Congress |
Tshiwela Elidah Lishivha (born 28 June 1958) [1] is a South African politician who represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly from 2004 to 2014. She was narrowly elected in 2004 to represent the Limpopo constituency [1] and was re-elected in 2009 off the ANC's national party list. [2] During her second term in the assembly, she was a member of the Portfolio Committee on Sport and Recreation. [2] [3]
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