List of speakers of the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature explained

The Speaker of the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature is the legislative speaker and principal presiding officer in the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature (until 1995 called the Eastern Transvaal Provincial Legislature). The Speaker chairs the legislature's rules committee and other political management structures.

The Speaker and Deputy Speaker are elected from among the Members of the Provincial Legislature and may be removed by a resolution of the legislature.[1] Their election and powers are regulated by Chapter Six of the South African Constitution.

Speakers

This is a list of Speakers of the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature since the chamber was established in 1994.

Name! colspan="2"
TermPartyRef.
Elias Nicodemus "Mbalekelwa" Ginindza19941998ANC[2]
William Lubisi19982004ANC
Pinky Phosa20042009ANC
Jackson Mthembu20092009ANC
William Lubisi20092014ANC
Thandi Shongwe20142018ANC[3]
Violet Siwela20182019ANC
Busisiwe Shiba20192021ANC
Makhosazane Masilela20212024ANC[4]
Lindi Masina2024IncumbentANC[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Provincial Legislatures . 2023-06-13 . People's Assembly . en.
  2. 2014 . Speakers of the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature . dead . The Legislature Voice . 1 . 16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170507094505/http://www.mpuleg.gov.za/assets/newsletter-1-of-2014.pdf . 7 May 2017.
  3. Web site: Blessing Thandi Shongwe . 2023-01-10 . People's Assembly . en.
  4. Web site: 2021-03-05 . New Speaker and Deputy Speaker ready to rule over the provincial legislature . 2023-01-10 . Lowvelder . en-US.
  5. Web site: 2024-06-14 . Mpumalanga's new premier promises stability in the province. 2024-06-17 . en-US.

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