Solomon Lechesa Tsenoli | |
Order: | Acting |
Office: | Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa |
Term Start: | 25 March 2024 |
Term End: | 14 June 2024 |
President: | Cyril Ramaphosa |
Predecessor: | Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula |
Successor: | Thoko Didiza |
Term Start1: | 6 August 2021 |
Term End1: | 19 August 2021 |
President1: | Cyril Ramaphosa |
Predecessor1: | Thandi Modise |
Successor1: | Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula |
Office2: | Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa |
Term Start2: | 21 May 2014 |
Term End2: | 14 June 2024 |
President2: | Jacob Zuma Cyril Ramaphosa |
1Blankname2: | Speaker |
1Namedata2: | Baleka Mbete Thandi Modise Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula |
Predecessor2: | Nomaindiya Mfeketo |
Successor2: | Annelie Lotriet |
Office3: | Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs |
Term Start3: | 9 July 2013 |
Term End3: | 25 May 2014 |
President3: | Jacob Zuma |
Predecessor3: | Richard Baloyi |
Successor3: | Pravin Gordhan |
Office4: | Member of the National Assembly of South Africa |
Term Start4: | April 1994 |
Term End4: | June 2024 |
Birth Place: | Bultfontein, South Africa |
Birthname: | Solomon Lechesa Tsenoli |
Party: | South African Communist Party |
Otherparty: | African National Congress |
Residence: | Bloemfontein |
Solomon Lechesa Tsenoli is a South African politician who served as the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa from 2014 to 2024.[1] He served as acting Speaker from 25 March to 14 June 2024, when Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula took leave over corruption allegations.[2] She subsequently resigned on the 3rd of April.[3]