| Polly Boshielo | |
| Honorific-Suffix: | MPL |
| Office: | Limpopo MEC for Transport, Safety and Liaison |
| Premier: | Stanley Mathabatha |
| Term Start: | 29 June 2022 |
| Term End: | 6 October 2022 |
| Predecessor: | Mavhungu Lerule-Ramakhanya |
| Successor: | Florence Radzilani |
| Office1: | Limpopo MEC for Education |
| Premier1: | Stanley Mathabatha |
| Term Start1: | 22 May 2019 |
| Term End1: | 29 June 2022 |
| Predecessor1: | Ishmael Kgetjepe |
| Successor1: | Mavhungu Lerule-Ramakhanya |
| Office2: | Speaker of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature |
| Term Start2: | 15 October 2015 |
| Term End2: | 7 May 2019 |
| Predecessor2: | Mirriam Ramadwa |
| Successor2: | Mavhungu Lerule-Ramakhanya |
| Office3: | Member of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature |
| Term Start3: | June 2015 |
| Office4: | Member of the National Assembly of South Africa |
| Term Start4: | 21 May 2014 |
| Term End4: | 5 June 2015 |
| Birth Place: | Seshego, Transvaal Province, South Africa |
| Nationality: | South African |
| Party: | African National Congress |
| Otherparty: | South African Communist Party |
| Spouse: | Benny |
| Occupation: | Member of the Provincial Legislature |
| Profession: | Politician |
Shela Paulina "Polly" Boshielo is a South African politician who has been the Limpopo MEC for Transport, Safety and Liaison since June 2022. She has been a Member of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature for the African National Congress since June 2015. She served as the speaker of the provincial legislature from October 2015 to May 2019 and as the MEC for Education from May 2019 to June 2022. Boshielo also served as a Member of the National Assembly from May 2014 to June 2015.
Boshielo was born and grew up in Seshego, a township of Polokwane.[1]
Boshielo joined both the African National Congress and South African Communist Party. After the 2014 general election held on 7 May, Boshielo was nominated to the National Assembly. She was sworn in as an MP on 21 May 2014. In June 2014, she received her committee assignments. She was a member of the auditor-general, transport, and public enterprises committees. Boshielo resigned from Parliament on 5 June 2015.[2]
Also in June, she was sworn in as a Member of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature.[3] She was elected speaker of the legislature on 13 October, succeeding Mirriam Ramadwa, who had initially refused to resign.[4] Boshielo was formally sworn in on 15 October.[5]
After the 2019 provincial election that was held on 8 May, Mavhungu Lerule-Ramakhanya was elected speaker of the provincial legislature on 22 May 2019. On that same day, premier Stanley Mathabatha appointed Boshielo Member of the Executive Council for Education.[6] She was sworn in later that same day. The provincial SADTU welcomed her appointment.[7] During her tenure as Education MEC, Limpopo was the worst-performing province in the country in the 2021 matric results. Boshielo was unfazed by this, responding to criticism by blaming the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]
On 29 June 2022, Mathabatha conducted a cabinet reshuffle, in which he announced that Boshielo and the MEC for Transport, Safety and Liaison, Mavhungu Lerule-Ramakhanya would exchange positions.[9]
Boshielo is married to Benny.[10]