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Bridgette Tlhomelang

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Bridgette Tlhomelang
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
In office
22 May 2019 – 28 May 2024
ConstituencyNorth West
Personal details
Born
Keitumetse Bridgette Tlhomelang

(1975-12-28) 28 December 1975 (age 48)
NationalitySouth African
Political partyAfrican National Congress
ProfessionMember of Parliament
CommitteesPortfolio Committee on Small Business Development

Keitumetse Bridgette Tlhomelang (born 28 December 1975) is a South African politician who served as an African National Congress Member of Parliament from the North West.

Parliamentary career

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Tlhomelang is a member of the African National Congress. She was ranked 8th on the ANC's list of parliamentary candidates from the North West for the May 8, 2019 parliamentary election.[1] The ANC won 63.69% of the total vote on the national ballot in the province, entitling it to nine out of the thirteen regional seats in the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament.[2] Tlhomelang was elected to the National Assembly and was sworn in during the first sitting of the National Assembly after the election on 22 May 2019.[3]

Tlhomelang was appointed to serve on the Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development for the 6th Parliament (2019–2024) on 27 June 2019.[4] On 12 July, she was elected to serve on the five-member Steering Committee of the Multi-Party Women's Caucus.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "African National Congress Candidates List 2019". African National Congress. Archived from the original on 15 August 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  2. ^ "NATIONAL ASSEMBLY - VOTE AND SEAT SUMMARY" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  3. ^ "SEE: These are the people who will represent you in Parliament, provincial legislatures". News24. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Announcements, tablings and committee reports" (PDF). Parliament of South Africa. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Election of Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson and Steering Committee". Parliamentary Monitoring Group. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
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