Motswaledi Matlala
{{Short description|South African politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| party = African National Congress
| office1 = Member of the National Assembly
| termstart1 = 21 May 2014
| termend1 = 7 May 2019
| citizenship = South Africa
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|06|04|df=yes}}
| birth_name = Motswaledi Hezekiel Matlala
| termstart2 = 23 April 2004
| termend2 = May 2009
| constituency1 = Limpopo
| constituency2 = Limpopo
}}
Motswaledi Hezekiel Matlala (born 4 June 1964){{cite magazine |date=20 April 2004 |title=General Notice: Notice 717 of 2004 - Electoral Commission – List of Names of Representatives in the National Assembly and the Nine Provincial Legislatures in Respect of the Elections Held on 14 April 2004 |url=https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/201409/262770.pdf |magazine=Government Gazette of South Africa |location=Pretoria, South Africa |publisher=Government of South Africa |volume=466 |issue=2677 |pages=4–95 |access-date=26 March 2021}} is a South African politician from Limpopo. He represented the Limpopo constituency in the National Assembly for two non-consecutive terms from 2004 to 2009 and from 2014 to 2019. He is a member of the African National Congress (ANC).
Legislative career
Matlala was elected to the National Assembly in the 2004 general election, ranked sixth on the ANC's regional party list for Limpopo. He served a single term in his seat: in the next general election in 2009, he stood for election to the Limpopo Provincial Legislature, but narrowly missed out on a seat.{{Cite web |date=6 April 2009 |title=2009 National and Provincial Election – Final Candidate Lists |url=https://www.elections.org.za/content/uploadedFiles/2009%20National%20and%20Provincial%20Election%20candidate%20lists.pdf?n=9151 |access-date=27 May 2023 |website=Electoral Commission of South Africa}}
He returned to the National Assembly at the 2014 general election, now ranked fourth on the Limpopo list. During the legislative term that followed, he served on the Portfolio Committee on Energy and the Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources.{{Cite web |title=Motswaledi Hezekiel Matlala |url=http://www.pa.org.za/person/motswaledi-hezekiel-matlala/ |access-date=2023-06-16 |website=People's Assembly |language=en}} During a committee meeting in November 2016, Matlala called for harsher punishment of illegal miners, including longer prison sentences and even moves to "seal the mines while they are down there".{{Cite web |date=9 November 2016 |title=ANC MP rants against foreign illegal miners |url=https://www.enca.com/south-africa/anc-mp-in-rant-against-foreign-illegal-miners |access-date=2023-06-16 |website=eNCA |language=en}}
References
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External links
- {{People's Assembly (South Africa)|motswaledi-hezekiel-matlala|Mr Motswaledi Hezekiel Matlala}}
Category:African National Congress politicians
Category:Members of the National Assembly of South Africa 2014–2019
Category:Members of the National Assembly of South Africa 2004–2009
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