Matlhodi Maseko
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Letta Matlhodi Maseko (born 29 July 1969)[https://www.elections.org.za/pw/Documents/Candidates-List-NPE2024/National%20Candidates%20List.pdf NPE2024 - National Candidates List as on 10 April 2024] is a South African politician who has been a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa for the Democratic Alliance (DA) since 2024. Prior to her election to Parliament, she served as a Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament from 2014 to 2024.
Political career
Maseko is a member of the Democratic Alliance. She worked as a project coordinator in the housing department of the Cederberg Local Municipality until her appointment as a proportional representation councillor in 2012.{{cite news |last1=Gerber |first1=Jan |title=Former Bitou mayor to chair Western Cape's Scopa |url=https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/former-bitou-mayor-to-chair-western-capes-scopa-20190604 |accessdate=19 October 2020 |newspaper=News24 |date=4 June 2019}}
In 2014, she was elected to the Western Cape Provincial Parliament.{{cite news |title=2014 elections: Members of Western Cape legislature |url=https://www.politicsweb.co.za/sitemap/2014-elections-members-of-western-cape-legislature |accessdate=25 October 2020 |agency=Politicsweb}} She was then elected chairperson of the legislature's Standing Committee on Human Settlements. Maseko remained in the position following her re-election in 2019. During her second term in the provincial parliament, she also served as the DA's caucus chairperson.{{Cite web |last=Goba |first=Nompilo |date=2023-01-13 |title=Wendy Kaizer-Philander is new DA chief whip in Western Cape |url=https://sundayworld.co.za/politics/politics-politics/wendy-kaizer-philander-is-new-da-chief-whip-in-western-cape/ |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=Sunday World |language=en-ZA}}
Maseko stood as a DA parliamentary candidate on the Western Cape regional list in the 2024 national elections and was subsequently elected to the National Assembly of South Africa. She was sworn in on 25 June 2024.{{Cite web |title=The 400 MPs elected to the National Assembly - IEC - DOCUMENTS {{!}} Politicsweb |url=https://www.politicsweb.co.za/documents/the-400-mps-elected-to-the-national-assembly--iec |access-date=2024-07-09 |website=www.politicsweb.co.za |language=en}} She is a member of the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education.{{Cite web |title=Letta Matlhodi Maseko |url=https://www.parliament.gov.za/person-details/5961 |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=Parliament of South Africa}}
References
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External links
- {{People's Assembly (South Africa)|letta-matlhodi-maseko|Letta Matlhodi Maseko}}
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Category:Democratic Alliance (South Africa) politicians
Category:Members of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament
Category:Members of the National Assembly of South Africa 2024–2029