Tidimalo Legwase
{{Short description|South African politician}}
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Tidimalo Innocentia Legwase is a South African politician for the African National Congress. She has been a permanent Delegate to the National Council of Provinces since June 2024, after previously serving in the National Assembly from May 2019 until May 2024.
Parliamentary career
Legwase stood as an ANC parliamentary candidate from the North West in the 2019 parliamentary election, and was elected to the National Assembly and sworn in on 22 May 2019.{{Cite web|last=News|first=Eyewitness|title=Who's nominated for the National Assembly & provincial legislatures?|url=https://ewn.co.za/2019/05/15/who-s-nominated-for-the-national-assembly-and-provincial-legislatures|access-date=2021-09-17|website=ewn.co.za|language=en}}{{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=2021-09-17|website=News24|language=en-US}}
In June 2019, Legwase was named to the Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans, the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs and the Joint Standing Committee on Defence.{{Cite web|date=27 June 2019|title=Announcements, tablings and committee reports|url=https://www.parliament.gov.za/storage/app/media/Docs/atc/b15cfe21-ab17-4cf6-a638-3d164e752c63.pdf|access-date=17 September 2021|website=Parliament of South Africa}}
In June 2021, she became a member of the Committee for Section 194 Enquiry which was established to determine Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's fitness to hold office.{{Cite web|date=21 June 2021|title=Announcements, tablings and committee reports|url=https://www.parliament.gov.za/storage/app/media/Docs/atc/5bd57e9f-5b2d-4a04-8f69-896355086bf8.pdf|access-date=17 September 2021|website=Parliament of South Africa}}
Following the 2024 general election, Legwase became a Permanent Delegate to the National Council of Provinces from the North West. She was elected to chair the Select Committee on Appropriations.https://www.parliament.gov.za/press-releases/ncop-select-committees-elect-chairpersons
References
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External links
- {{People's Assembly (South Africa)|tidimalo-innocentia-legwase|Ms Tidimalo Innocentia Legwase}}
- [https://www.parliament.gov.za/person-details/126 Profile] at Parliament of South Africa
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Category:African National Congress politicians
Category:Women members of the National Assembly of South Africa
Category:Members of the National Assembly of South Africa 2019–2024
Category:Members of the National Council of Provinces