Tsholofelo Motshidi-Bodlani

Tsholofelo Motshidi-Bodlani
MP
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Incumbent
Assumed office
17 March 2021
Preceded byMike Waters
In office
18 March 2018 – 7 May 2019
Preceded byBrandon Topham
Personal details
NationalitySouth African
Political partyDemocratic Alliance
OccupationMember of Parliament
ProfessionPolitician

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]

References

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