Tsholofelo Motshidi-Bodlani Explained

Tsholofelo Motshidi-Bodlani
Honorific-Suffix:MP
Office:Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Term Start:17 March 2021
Predecessor:Mike Waters
Term Start1:18 March 2018
Term End1:7 May 2019
Predecessor1:Brandon Topham
Nationality:South African
Party:Democratic Alliance
Occupation:Member of Parliament
Profession:Politician

Tsholofelo Katlego Motshidi-Bodlani is a South African politician from Gauteng. She is currently a member of the National Assembly for the Democratic Alliance.

Political career

Motshidi-Bodlani had served as a Democratic Alliance councillor in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality.[1] She stood for election to the Gauteng Provincial Legislature in the 2014 election as 46th on the DA's list.[2] Due to the DA's electoral performance, she was not elected.[3]

On 18 March 2018, Motshidi-Bodlani entered the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, as a replacement for Brandon Topham, a DA MP who had resigned.[4] She was then named to the Portfolio Committee on Science and Technology in October 2018.[5]

Prior to the 2019 general elections, Motshidi-Bodlani was placed 127th on the DA's National Assembly list, 40th on the DA's Gauteng list of National Assembly candidates, and 30th on the DA's list for the provincial legislature.[6] She was not elected to parliament or the provincial legislature.[7]

On 17 March 2021, Motshidi-Bodlani returned to the National Assembly as a replacement for Mike Waters.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Seabelo . Teboho . Residents helped to better themselves for the job market . 27 March 2021 . africanreporter.co.za . 10 February 2016.
  2. News: DA's provincial legislature lists for 2014 elections . 27 March 2021 . Politicsweb - Democratic Alliance . 12 March 2014.
  3. News: 2014 elections: Gauteng results . 27 March 2021 . Politicsweb . 10 May 2014.
  4. Web site: National Assembly Members . Parliamentary Monitoring Group . 27 March 2021.
  5. Web site: Ms Tsholofelo Katlego Motshidi-Bodlani . People's Assembly . 27 March 2021.
  6. News: Selfe . James . #DALists: One South Africa for All in action . 27 March 2021 . Democratic Alliance . 16 March 2019.
  7. News: Here’s the full list of politicians who will make up South Africa’s 6th Parliament . 27 March 2021 . BusinessTECH . 15 May 2019.
  8. Web site: National Assembly Members (As on 24 March 2021) . Parliamentary Monitoring Group . 27 March 2021.