Sheilla Xego
{{Short description|South African politician, educator and trade unionist}}
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Sheilla Tembalam Xego (born 1 August 1960) is a South African politician, educator and trade unionist from the Eastern Cape who has been a member of the National Assembly since 2011. Prior to entering parliament, she was a councillor of the Mbhashe Local Municipality from 2000 to 2006 and the Amathole District Municipality from 2006 to 2010. Xego is a member of the African National Congress.
Early life and career
Xego was born on 1 August 1960. She holds a diploma in education as well as a diploma in project management.{{cite web |title=Ms Sheilla Tembalam Xego |url=https://www.parliament.gov.za/person-details/386 |website=Parliament of South Africa |access-date=11 April 2021}} In 1976 and 1977, she became interested in politics. She began teaching in 1980 and then joined a teachers' union.{{cite web |title=Xego, Sheila Tembalam |url=https://ancparliament.org.za/content/sheila-tembalam-0 |website=African National Congress Parliamentary Caucus |access-date=11 April 2021}}
A member of the African National Congress, Xhego was a councillor in the Mbhashe Local Municipality from 2000 to 2006, when she was elected to the Amathole District Municipality's council. She served as a councillor on the district council until 2010.
Parliamentary career
In 2011, Xego was sworn in as a member of the National Assembly. She was elected to a full term in the National Assembly in the 2014 general election held on 8 May.{{cite web |title=2014 elections: List of ANC MPs elected to the National Assembly |url=https://www.politicsweb.co.za/documents/2014-elections-list-of-anc-mps-elected-to-the-nati |website=Politicsweb |access-date=12 April 2021}} Xego then became a member of the Portfolio Committee on Transport and the Portfolio Committee on Tourism in June 2014.{{cite web |title=Ms Sheilla Tembalam Xego |url=https://www.pa.org.za/person/sheilla-tembalam-xego-sovita/#experience |website=People's Assembly |access-date=11 April 2021}}
In August 2015, Xego voted for a report by the Minister of Police, Nathi Nhleko, that absolved President Jacob Zuma of paying any money towards the controversial multi-million rand upgrades at the Nkandla homestead, his private home in Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal.{{cite news |last1=Bramdeo |first1=Aakash |title=The MPs who let Zuma off the hook |url=https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/the-mps-who-let-zuma-off-the-hook-1904181 |access-date=11 April 2021 |newspaper=IOL |date=23 August 2015 |location=Johannesburg}}
In the 2019 general election, Xego was re-elected for another term in parliament.{{cite news |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=11 April 2021 |agency=News24 |date=15 May 2019}} She was then appointed to serve on the Portfolio Committee on Communications and the Portfolio Committee on Tourism. She was re-elected for another term in 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=2024-12-05 |website=www.politicsweb.co.za |language=en}}
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Category:People from the Eastern Cape
Category:African National Congress politicians
Category:Members of the National Assembly of South Africa 2019–2024
Category:Members of the National Assembly of South Africa 2014–2019
Category:Members of the National Assembly of South Africa 2024–2029