Mirriam Ramadwa
{{Short description|South African politician}}
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| office1 = Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
| term_start1 = 22 May 2019
| term_end1 = 28 May 2024
| constituency1 = Limpopo
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| office2 = Speaker of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature
| term_start2 = 21 May 2014
| term_end2 = 29 September 2015
| predecessor2 = Kwena Nong
| successor2 = Polly Boshielo
| office3 = Limpopo MEC for Sports, Arts and Culture
| term_start3 = 19 July 2013
| premier3 = Stanley Mathabatha
| term_end3 = 21 May 2014
| predecessor3 = Dipuo Letsatsi-Duba{{Cite web |date=2012-03-14 |title=Mathale shakes up Limpopo Cabinet |url=https://mg.co.za/article/2012-03-14-limpopo-cabinet-receives-overall-shakeup/ |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=The Mail & Guardian |language=en-ZA}}
| successor3 = Nandi Ndalane
| office4 = Member of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature
| term_start4 = 6 May 2009
| term_end4 = 7 May 2019
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| birthname = Matodzi Mirriam Ramadwa
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| nationality = South African
| party = African National Congress
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Matodzi Mirriam Ramadwa is a South African politician. A member of the African National Congress, she was elected to the Limpopo Provincial Legislature in 2009. In 2013, she was appointed as the Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Sports, Arts and Culture. Ramada was elected as the speaker of the provincial legislature in 2014. In 2015, she resigned as speaker. Ramadwa was elected to the National Assembly of South Africa in 2019.
Background
Ramadwa is a nurse by profession. She earned a certificate in Leadership and Governance and a certificate in Labour Law from the University of the Witwatersrand. From the University of the Western Cape, she earned a diploma in Economic Management Science.{{Cite web |title=Ms Matodzi Mirriam Ramadwa |url=https://www.parliament.gov.za/person-details/315 |access-date=14 June 2022 |website=Parliament of South Africa}}
Political career
Ramadwa formerly served on the provincial executive committee (PEC) and the provincial working committee (PWC) of the African National Congress in Limpopo. She was also the acting chairperson of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COASTU) in the province.
Ramadwa was elected to the Limpopo Provincial Legislature in 2009. In July 2013, she was appointed by premier Stanley Mathabatha as the Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Sport, Arts and Culture.{{Cite web |date=2013-07-19 |title=Limpopo premier announces new cabinet |url=https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/limpopo-premier-announces-new-cabinet |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=SAnews |language=en}} Following the 2014 general elections, Ramadwa was elected as the speaker of the provincial legislature.{{Cite web |date=2014-05-21 |title=Premier waves 6 MEC's goodbye |url=https://reviewonline.co.za/30967/premier-waves-6-mecs-goodbye/ |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=Review |language=en-US}} In May 2015, the ANC ordered Ramadwa to resign as speaker of the provincial legislature, so that ANC MP Polly Boshielo could replace her.{{Cite web |last=Moloto |first=Moloko |title=Limpopo premier’s MEC choice criticised |url=https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/limpopo/limpopo-premiers-mec-choice-criticised-1864699 |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=www.iol.co.za |language=en}} She refused to resign as speaker. On 15 August 2015, the ANC suspended her membership pending disciplinary action.{{Cite web |title=Limpopo ANC suspends Speaker |url=https://www.news24.com/News24/Limpopo-ANC-suspends-Speaker-20150817 |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=News24 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Moloto |first=Moloko |title=Suspended Speaker staying put |url=https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/suspended-speaker-staying-put-1901564 |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=www.iol.co.za |language=en}}
Ramadwa finally resigned as speaker on 29 September 2015, the same day that the ANC's motion for her removal as speaker was set to be debated in the provincial legislature.{{Cite web |date=2015-09-30 |title=Ramadwa resigns as provincial speaker |url=https://reviewonline.co.za/108190/ramadwa-resigns-as-provincial-speaker/ |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=Review |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2015-10-01 |title=Limpopo Speaker resigns |url=https://reviewonline.co.za/472757/limpopo-speaker-resigns/ |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=Review |language=en-US}} The suspension of her ANC membership was lifted on 18 November 2015.{{Cite web |title=Former Limpopo speaker's suspension lifted - ANC |url=https://www.news24.com/News24/former-limpopo-speakers-suspension-lifted-anc-20151118 |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=News24 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Agency |first=African News |title=ANC reinstates former Limpopo speaker |url=https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/anc-reinstates-former-limpopo-speaker-1947408 |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=www.iol.co.za |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=ANC in Limpopo reinstates former speaker as MPL |url=https://www.jacarandafm.com/news/news/anc-limpopo-reinstates-former-speaker-mpl/ |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=Jacaranda FM}} She continued as an ordinary member of the provincial legislature until the 2019 elections. In the 2019 elections, Ramadwa was elected to the National Assembly of South Africa from the ANC's Limpopo list.{{Cite web |title=SEE: These are the people who will represent you in Parliament, provincial legislatures |url=https://www.news24.com/news24/Elections/News/see-these-are-the-people-who-will-represent-you-in-parliament-provincial-legislatures-20190515 |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=News24 |language=en-US}} Ramadwa did not stand for reelection in 2024 and left parliament.{{Cite web |title=The ANC`s candidate lists for the 2024 elections - DOCUMENTS {{!}} Politicsweb |url=https://www.politicsweb.co.za/documents/the-ancs-candidate-lists-for-the-2024-elections |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=www.politicsweb.co.za |language=en}}
Personal life
In August 2019, it was revealed that Ramadwa had missed the deadline to move out of the provincial Parliamentary Village in Polokwane. She said that she wrote to the legislature and the public works department asking for her stay to be extended as she needed to search for schools in Cape Town for the two orphans she looks after.{{Cite web |title=Ex-MPLs still living in official houses |url=https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/sundayworld/news/2019-08-05-ex-mpls-still-living-in-official-houses/ |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=SowetanLIVE |language=en-ZA}}
References
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External links
- {{People's Assembly (South Africa)|ms-ramadwa-matodzi-mirriam|Matodzi Mirriam Ramadwa}}
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Category:Women members of the National Assembly of South Africa