Maureen Scheepers Explained

Maureen Scheepers
Office1:Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Term Start1:21 May 2014
Term End1:30 June 2016
Constituency1:Free State
Successor1:Thabo Manyoni
Office2:Member of the Free State Provincial Legislature
Term Start2:6 May 2009
Term End2:6 May 2014
Party:African National Congress

Maureen Angela Scheepers is a South African politician who served as a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa for the African National Congress from 2014 to 2016. Prior to serving in Parliament, she was a member of the Free State Provincial Legislature from 2009 until 2014.

Political career

Scheepers was elected to the Free State Provincial Legislature in the 2009 general election as a member of the African National Congress.[1] Having entered the provincial legislature, she was elected to chair the Police, Road & Transport Committee for the 4th Legislature (2009–2014).[2]

Scheepers stood as an ANC parliamentary candidate from the Free State in the 2014 general election and was elected to the National Assembly of South Africa and sworn in on 21 May 2014.[3] Shortly afterwards, she was named to the Portfolio Committee on Health and the Portfolio Committee on Science and Technology.[2]

Scheepers resigned from parliament on 30 June 2016.[2] Former Mangaung mayor Thabo Manyoni was selected to fill her seat.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Free State MPLs elected April 22 - DOCUMENTS Politicsweb . 2023-08-10 . www.politicsweb.co.za . en.
  2. Web site: Maureen Angela Scheepers . 2023-08-10 . People's Assembly . en.
  3. Web site: 2014 elections: List of ANC MPs elected to the National Assembly - DOCUMENTS Politicsweb . 2023-08-10 . www.politicsweb.co.za . en.
  4. Web site: 2016-09-27 . Manyoni deployed to parliament . 2023-08-10 . Bloemfontein Courant . en-US.