Nhlagongwe Patricia Mahlo is a South African politician. She is a current member of the National Assembly of South Africa representing the African National Congress. Mahlo had previously served as a member of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature and as the Capricorn District Municipality's Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Strategic Executive Management Services.
Nhlagongwe Mahlo | |
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| Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
| Assumed office 22 May 2019 | |
| Constituency | Limpopo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nhlagongwe Patricia Mahlo |
| Political party | African National Congress |
| Committees | Joint Standing Committee on the Financial Management of Parliament Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development |
Political career
editA member of the African National Congress, Mahlo was a member of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature.[1] She was whip of the 25 ANC constituency offices in the province and was later elected Chairperson of the legislature's Agriculture portfolio committee. She was not on the ANC's provincial candidate list for the May 7, 2014 election and left the provincial legislature.[1]
In July 2014 Mahlo was appointed as the member of the mayoral committee (MMC) responsible for Strategic Executive Management Services in the Capricorn District Municipality.[1] She was not reappointed to the mayoral committee after the 2016 local elections. Mahlo then served as a PR councillor and as whip of the portfolio committee of community service. Mahlo served in multiple portfolios, including community services, sports, arts and culture, DEPMS, local economic development, and finance.[1]
Parliamentary career
editMahlo stood for the National Assembly in the 2019 national elections as a candidate on the ANC's list of National Assembly candidates from Limpopo.[2] She was elected to the National Assembly.[3] She is a member of the Joint Standing Committee on the Financial Management of Parliament and the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Experience: Nhlagongwe Patricia Mahlo". People's Assembly. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "ANC national and provincial lists for 2019 elections". Politicsweb. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Farewell to two CDM stalwarts". Review Online. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament". Parliament of South Africa.
- ^ "Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development". Parliament of South Africa. Retrieved 21 August 2021.