Lillian Ntembe Explained

Party:African Christian Democratic Party (since 2009)
Office1:Member of the National Council of Provinces
Termstart1:13 October 2005
Termend1:May 2009
Citizenship:South Africa
Birth Date:2 October 1962
Otherparty:Independent Democrats (until 2009)

Baitseng Lillian Ntembe (born 2 October 1962),[1] formerly known as Baitseng Lillian Matlhoahela, is a South African politician who represented the Northern Cape constituency in the National Council of Provinces from 2005 to 2009. She was a member of the Independent Democrats (ID), although she defected to the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) in 2009.

Legislative career

In the 2004 general election, Ntembe was elected to an ID seat in the National Assembly, but she declined to accept it and Florence Batyi was sworn in instead.[2] Ntembe joined Parliament the following year, on 13 October 2005, when she was appointed to fill a casual vacancy in the ID's sole seat in the National Council of Provinces.[3]

At the end of the legislative term, she defected to the ACDP, and she was included on the ACDP's party list in the 2009 general election; although she was its top-ranked candidate for election to the Northern Cape caucus of the National Assembly,[4] the party did not win any seats in the caucus and Ntembe was not elected.

Notes and References

  1. 20 April 2004 . 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 . . Pretoria, South Africa . . 466 . 2677 . 4–95 . 26 March 2021.
  2. Web site: 2009-01-15 . National Assembly Members . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090514071402/http://www.pmg.org.za/parlinfo/nalist#_ftnref87 . 14 May 2009 . 2023-04-08 . Parliamentary Monitoring Group.
  3. Web site: 11 November 2008 . List of Members of the National Council of Provinces . 2023-05-17 . Parliament of South Africa.
  4. Web site: 6 April 2009 . 2009 National and Provincial Election – Final Candidate Lists . 27 May 2023 . Electoral Commission of South Africa.