Magome Masike

Magome Albanos Masike is a South African politician and businessman who served as the North West's Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Health from November 2010 to December 2018, becoming the province's longest-serving Health MEC.[1] He was fired from the Executive Council by Job Mokgoro and did not seek re-election to the North West Provincial Legislature in 2019. He is a member of the African National Congress (ANC).

Magome Masike
Member of the North West Executive Council for Health
In office
25 November 2010 – 6 December 2018
Premier
Preceded byRebecca Kasienyane
Succeeded byMadoda Sambatha
Personal details
CitizenshipSouth Africa
Political partyAfrican National Congress

Political career

Masike was formerly the Mayor of Matlosana Local Municipality in the North West; after he resigned, he was succeeded in the mayoral office by China Dodovu.[2] At the time of the 2009 general election, he was working as a businessman[2] and he was not initially elected to a legislative seat.[3] However, in early November 2010, the ANC amended its provincial party list for the North West, installing Masike near the top and thereby enabling him to join the North West Provincial Legislature if casual vacancies arose.[2]

On 25 November 2010, newly elected North West Premier Thandi Modise announced that he would join the North West Executive Council as Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Health.[4][5] He remained in that portfolio throughout Modise's premiership. In the 2014 general election, he was ranked fourth on the ANC's party list and secured election to a full term in the provincial legislature; he was also reappointed as MEC for Health by Modise's successor, Premier Supra Mahumapelo.[6]

In 2018, Mahumapelo was replaced by Job Mokgoro, who initially retained Mahumapelo's Executive Council; however, in his first reshuffle on 6 December 2018, Mokgoro fired Masike, replacing him with Madoda Sambatha.[1] Masike did not stand for re-election to the provincial legislature in the 2019 general election.[7]

References
  1. "North West premier fires four MECs and recycles cabinet". Sowetan. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  2. "Premiers in firing line". The Mail & Guardian. 12 November 2010. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  3. "North West MPLs elected April 22". Politicsweb. 30 April 2009. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  4. "North West premier reshuffles provincial cabinet". The Mail & Guardian. 25 November 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  5. "Cabinet reshuffle". South African Government. 25 November 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  6. "The new North West cabinet – Supra Mahumapelo". Politicsweb. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  7. "Magome Albanos Masike". People's Assembly. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
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