Koko Mokgalong-Mashigo Explained

Party:African National Congress
Office1:Member of the National Assembly
Termstart1:August 1995
Termend1:1 July 1999
Citizenship:South Africa
Alma Mater:University of the North
University of Durban-Westville
University of the Western Cape

Moshito Rosina Victoria "Koko" Mokgalong-Mashigo is a South African politician and civil servant who represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly from 1995 to 1999. She left her seat in July 1999 when President Thabo Mbeki appointed her to the inaugural Public Service Commission.

Career

Makgalong-Mashigo completed undergraduate teaching degrees at the University of the North (1988) and the University of Durban-Westville (1990) and worked as a high school teacher from 1990 until 1995.[1] In August of that year, she joined the National Assembly, the lower house of the South African Parliament, filling a casual vacancy in the ANC's caucus.[2] During her term, she completed a Master of Public Administration at the University of the Western Cape in 1998.

She was re-elected to her seat in the 1999 general election, representing Limpopo province, but resigned her seat shortly after the election, with effect from 1 July 1999.[3] The same day, she took up office as the Public Service Commissioner for Limpopo.[4] [5] In April 2011, she was appointed to chair the Public Service Sector Education and Training Authority.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Report of the Independent Panel Assessment of Parliament . . 2009 . 2 . 14 April 2023.
  2. Web site: 1998-06-03 . Members of the National Assembly . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/19980628034746/http://www.parliament.gov.za/mps/mps.html . 1998-06-28 . 2023-04-12 . Parliament of South Africa.
  3. Web site: 2002-06-02 . The National Assembly List of Resinations and Nominations . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20020602095739/http://parliament.gov.za/na/resign.htm . 2 June 2002 . 2023-04-02 . Parliament of South Africa.
  4. Web site: 23 November 1999 . The New Public Service Commission . 2023-04-14 . Public Service Commission.
  5. Web site: 2000-06-23 . Irregularities could lead to textbook . 2023-04-14 . The Mail & Guardian . en-ZA.
  6. Web site: 5 April 2011 . Statement by the Minister of Higher Education and Training on recertification and the new boards . 2023-04-14 . South African Government.