Member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature
Refiloe Ntsekhe has resigned as the Deputy Speaker of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature but remains an MPL.
She has a degree in Politics and Philosophy from the University of Cape Town, and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Marketing. During her years at UCT, she was a national executive member of SALSA (South African Liberal Students Association) in the 1990s and joined the DA in 2001.
After qualifying at university, she held various marketing positions in various corporations, including The Foschini Group, Capespan, SAA, ABSA and SABC.
She was appointed in 2009 as the DA’s National Director of the LEAD programme which increased communication with voters in traditional ANC support areas. She left this position when she became the councillor for Ward 24 in Ekurhuleni in 2011.
In 2012, while still a councillor, she was appointed as the DA’s Gauteng provincial spokesperson. After the May 2014 elections, she was elected as a Member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature and is currently the Shadow MEC for Social Development and a member of the Health Portfolio. She is also the DA Political Head for Kempton Park and Tembisa.
On the 10th of May 2015, she was elected one of the three Deputy Federal Chairpersons for the DA. Source: Democratic Alliance
Democratic Alliance (DA)
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Member at Privileges & Ethics Committee-gau (Gauteng Provincial Legislature Committee)
since 26th July 2024
Member at Social Development Portfolio Committee (Gauteng Provincial Legislature Committee)
since 26th July 2024
Member at Gauteng Provincial Legislature (Provincial-Legislature)
since 14th June 2024
Member at Democratic Alliance (DA) (Party)
Deputy Speaker at Gauteng Provincial Legislature (Provincial-Legislature)
from 14th June 2024 until 9th July 2024
Alternate Member at Privileges & Ethics Committee-gau (Gauteng Provincial Legislature Committee)
from 22nd August 2022 until 28th May 2024
Alternate Member at Infrastructure Development Committee-gau (Gauteng Provincial Legislature Committee)
from 13th June 2019 until 28th May 2024
Member at Social Development Portfolio Committee (Gauteng Provincial Legislature Committee)
from 13th June 2019 until 28th May 2024
Constituency Head at DA Constituency Area: Tembisa South (Constituency Area)
from 1st June 2019 until 28th May 2024
Member at Gauteng Provincial Legislature (Provincial-Legislature)
from 22nd May 2019 until 28th May 2024
11th Candidate at Democratic Alliance Provincial Gauteng Election List 2019 (Election List)
from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
Constituency Contact at DA Constituency Area: Tembisa (Constituency Area)
from 21st May 2014 until 7th May 2019
Member at Gauteng Provincial Legislature (Provincial-Legislature)
from 21st May 2014 until 7th May 2019
Member at Programming Committee-gau (Gauteng Provincial Legislature Committee)
until 7th May 2019
Member at Social Development Portfolio Committee (Gauteng Provincial Legislature Committee)
until 7th May 2019
Member-elect at Gauteng Provincial Legislature (Provincial-Legislature)
from 16th May 2014 until 21st May 2014
4th Candidate at Democratic Alliance Provincial Gauteng Election List 2014 (Election List)
from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014