Helen Sauls-August
{{short description|Speaker of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature}}
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| office = Speaker of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature
| deputy = Mlibo Qoboshiyane
| term_start = 22 May 2019
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| predecessor = Noxolo Kiviet
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| birthname = Helen Mercedes Sauls-August
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| nationality = South African
| party = African National Congress
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Helen Mercedes Sauls-August is a South African politician and the current Speaker of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature. She was elected to the post in May 2019. She previously served as the provincial MEC for Human Settlement and the MEC for Health. She is a party member of the African National Congress. Sauls-August was also a councillor of the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality.{{cite news |title=Eastern Cape to hold its first sitting for sixth administration |url=https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/eastern-cape-to-hold-its-first-sitting-for-sixth-administration-23724376 |accessdate=6 April 2020 |newspaper=IOL news |date=22 May 2019|location=Eastern Cape}}{{cite news |title=Helen Sauls-August ready for the Bhisho hot seat |url=https://www.heraldlive.co.za/weekend-post/your-weekend/2019-05-25-helen-sauls-august-ready-for-the-bhisho-hot-seat/ |accessdate=6 April 2020 |newspaper=HeraldLIVE |date=25 May 2019 |location=East London}}
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External links
- [https://www.pa.org.za/person/helen-sauls-august/ Helen Mercedes Sauls-August – People's Assembly]
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Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Members of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature
Category:African National Congress politicians
Category:Women members of provincial legislatures of South Africa
Category:Women legislative speakers
Category:21st-century South African politicians
Category:21st-century South African women politicians
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