Siphosezwe Masango
{{Short description|South African politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| party = African National Congress
| office = Member of the National Assembly
| office1 = Member of the Mpumalanga Executive Council for Human Settlements
| premier1 = David Mabuza
| termend = 7 May 2019
| predecessor1 = Madala Masuku
| termstart1 = 3 November 2010
| termend1 = 18 February 2013
| termstart = 21 May 2014
| successor1 = Andries Gamede
| citizenship = South Africa
| termstart2 = May 2008
| termend2 = May 2009
| office2 = Member of the Mpumalanga Executive Council for Safety and Security
| premier2 = Thabang Makwetla
| predecessor2 = Fish Mahlalela
| successor2 = Sibongile Manana (for Community Safety, Security and Liaison)
}}
Moses Siphosezwe Amos Masango is a South African politician who represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly from 2014 to 2019, during which time he chaired the Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation. Before that, he served in the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature and also sat on the Mpumalanga Executive Council.
Legislative career
Masango is a member of the African National Congress (ANC) and served as the party's Deputy Provincial Secretary in Mpumalanga from 1999 to 2002.{{Cite web |date=2000-05-08 |title=ANC Provincial Office Bearers |url=http://www.anc.org.za/lists/ancprovhead.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000826230614/http://www.anc.org.za:80/lists/ancprovhead.html |archive-date=26 August 2000 |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=African National Congress}} He also served in the Mpumalanga Executive Council prior to 2004{{Cite web |date=3 May 2004 |title=Mpuma premier promises service |url=https://www.news24.com/news24/mpuma-premier-promises-service-20040503 |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=News24 |language=en-US}} and ahead of the 2004 general election he was ranked first in the ANC's internal candidate selection process, receiving more nominations than even the outgoing Premier, Ndaweni Mahlangu.{{Cite web |date=28 February 2004 |title=ANC works through its ‘list process’ |url=https://mg.co.za/article/2004-02-28-anc-works-through-its-list-process/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Mail & Guardian |language=en-ZA}} After the election, he was retained in the Executive Council by Mahlangu's successor, Premier Thabang Makwetla, who appointed him as Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Education. He remained in that position until May 2008, when he was moved to a new portfolio as MEC for Safety and Security.{{Cite web |date=15 May 2008 |title=Mpumalanga cabinet shake-up |url=https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/mpumalanga-cabinet-shake-up-400517 |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=Independent Online |language=en}}
He was re-elected to another term in the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature in the 2009 general election, ranked ninth on the ANC's provincial party list.{{Cite web |date=30 April 2009 |title=Mpumalanga MPLs elected April 22 |url=https://www.politicsweb.co.za/documents/mpumalanga-mpls-elected-april-22 |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Politicsweb |language=en}} However, he was not initially appointed to the Executive Council of newly elected Premier David Mabuza.{{Cite web |date=13 May 2009 |title=Mpuma Premier announces his new cabinet |url=https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/mpuma-premier-announces-his-new-cabinet |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=South African Government News Agency |language=en}} Instead, he served as an ordinary Member of the Provincial Legislature until 3 November 2010, when Mabuza announced a reshuffle which saw Masango return to the Executive Council as MEC for Human Settlements.{{Cite web |date=4 November 2010 |title=Mpuma reshuffle to boost service delivery: Premier |url=https://www.sanews.gov.za/features/mpuma-reshuffle-boost-service-delivery-premier |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=South African Government News Agency |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=4 November 2010 |title=Mpumalanga reshuffle: More heads roll |url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2010-11-03-mpumalanga--reshuffle-more-heads-roll/ |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=Sunday Times |language=en-ZA}} He remained in that position until Mabuza's second reshuffle, announced on 18 February 2013, in which he was fired for "poor performance".{{Cite web |date=18 February 2013 |title=Premier reshuffles Mpumalanga cabinet |url=https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/premier-reshuffles-mpumalanga-cabinet-1472513 |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=Independent Online |language=en}}
In the 2014 general election, Masango was elected to an ANC seat in the National Assembly, the lower house of the South African Parliament; he was ranked 91st on the ANC's national party list.{{Cite web |title=Moses Siphosezwe Amos Masango |url=http://www.pa.org.za/person/moses-siphosezwe-amos-masango/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=People's Assembly |language=en}} During the legislative term that followed, he chaired the Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation. He did not stand for re-election to Parliament in 2019.
Assault charge
In 2013 and 2014, Masango appeared in court on charges of assault and intimidation: a man alleged that he and two of his bodyguards had assaulted him at Nkomazi toll plaza in July 2012.{{Cite web |date=8 October 2013 |title=Former MEC in court for 'blue light' assault |url=https://www.news24.com/news24/former-mec-in-court-for-blue-light-assault-20131008 |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=News24 |language=en-US}}
References
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External links
- {{People's Assembly (South Africa)|moses-siphosezwe-amos-masango|Mr Moses Siphosezwe Amos Masango}}
Category:Members of the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature
Category:African National Congress politicians
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Members of the National Assembly of South Africa 2014–2019
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