Sheilla Xego Explained

Sheilla Xego
Honorific-Suffix:MP
Office1:Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Term Start1:2011
Birthname:Sheilla Tembalam Xego
Birth Date:1 August 1960
Nationality:South African
Party:African National Congress
Occupation:Educator
Trade unionist
Politician

Sheilla Tembalam Xego (born 1 August 1960) is a South African politician, educator and trade unionist from the Eastern Cape who has been a member of the National Assembly since 2011. Prior to entering parliament, she was a councillor of the Mbhashe Local Municipality from 2000 to 2006 and the Amathole District Municipality from 2006 to 2010. Xego is a member of the African National Congress.

Early life and career

Xego was born on 1 August 1960. She holds a diploma in education as well as a diploma in project management.[1] In 1976 and 1977, she became interested in politics. She began teaching in 1980 and then joined a teacher's union.[2]

A member of the African National Congress, Xhego was a councillor in the Mbhashe Local Municipality from 2000 to 2006, when she was elected to the Amathole District Municipality's council. She served as a councillor on the district council until 2010.

Parliamentary career

In 2011, Xego was sworn in as a member of the National Assembly. She was elected to a full term in the National Assembly in the 2014 general election held on 8 May.[3] Xego then became a member of the Portfolio Committee on Transport and the Portfolio Committee on Tourism in June 2014.[4]

In August 2015, Xego voted for a report by the Minister of Police, Nathi Nhleko, that absolved President Jacob Zuma of paying any money towards the controversial multi-million rand upgrades at the Nkandla homestead, his private home in Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal.[5]

In the 2019 general election, Xego was re-elected for another term in parliament.[6] She now serves on the Portfolio Committee on Communications and the Portfolio Committee on Tourism.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ms Sheilla Tembalam Xego . Parliament of South Africa . 11 April 2021.
  2. Web site: Xego, Sheila Tembalam . African National Congress Parliamentary Caucus . 11 April 2021.
  3. Web site: 2014 elections: List of ANC MPs elected to the National Assembly . Politicsweb . 12 April 2021.
  4. Web site: Ms Sheilla Tembalam Xego . People's Assembly . 11 April 2021.
  5. News: Bramdeo . Aakash . The MPs who let Zuma off the hook . 11 April 2021 . IOL . 23 August 2015 . Johannesburg.
  6. News: SEE: These are the people who will represent you in Parliament, provincial legislatures . 11 April 2021 . News24 . 15 May 2019.