Machwene Semenya

Machwene Rosina Semenya (born 16 November 1969) is a South African politician who has been the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements since 2021. A member of the African National Congress, she had previously served as the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries from 2014 to 2019 and as the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation from 2019 to 2021. Semenya has been a Member of Parliament since 2014.

Machwene Semenya
MP
Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements
Assumed office
31 August 2021
Preceded byPosition established
Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
In office
2 July 2019 – 31 August 2021
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
In office
24 June 2014 – 7 May 2019
Preceded byLulu Johnson
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Assumed office
21 May 2014
ConstituencyNational List
Personal details
Born
Machwene Rosina Semenya

(1969-11-16) 16 November 1969
Political partyAfrican National Congress
ProfessionPolitician

Political career

A member of the African National Congress, Semenya had previously served as a Member of the Executive Council (MEC) in the Limpopo provincial government. In July 2013, she was appointed by premier Stanley Mathabatha as the MEC for Agriculture.[1]

Semenya was elected to the National Assembly of South Africa in the 2014 general election from the ANC's national list.[2] She was then elected to chair the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.[3]

She was re-elected to the National Assembly in 2019.[4] She was elected to serve as chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation.[5]

Following a cabinet reshuffle in August 2021, in which the Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation ministry was split into two new ministries, Semenya was announced as the chairperson of the newly re-established Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements.[6][7]

In May 2022, Semenya said that there was "overwhelming support" for the Housing Consumer Protection Bill, which aims to protect consumers from poorly built houses, in two public hearings held in Gauteng.[8][9]

References
  1. News, Eyewitness. "Reshuffle in Limpopo govt". ewn.co.za. Retrieved 2022-06-13. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  2. "2014 elections: List of ANC MPs elected to the National Assembly - DOCUMENTS | Politicsweb". www.politicsweb.co.za. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
  3. "Election of Chairperson | PMG". pmg.org.za. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
  4. "SEE: These are the people who will represent you in Parliament, provincial legislatures". News24. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
  5. "Election of Chairperson | PMG". pmg.org.za. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
  6. "Axe finally falls on Bongani Bongo as ANC shakes up parliamentary caucus". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
  7. Felix, Jason. "Bongani Bongo gets the chop as ANC reshuffles its parliamentary caucus". News24. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
  8. Goba, Thabiso (7 June 2022). "New bill to beef up protection of homeowners against shoddy work". Witness. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
  9. "RDP owners hope new housing bill is a solution to poorly built houses". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
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