Dikeledi Magadzi

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Dikeledi Magadzi
Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation
In office
5 August 2021 – 6 March 2023
Serving with David Mahlobo
PresidentCyril Ramaphosa
Preceded byPosition split
Succeeded byJudith Tshabalala
Deputy Minister of Transport
In office
30 May 2019 – 5 August 2021
PresidentCyril Ramaphosa
Preceded bySindisiwe Chikunga
Succeeded bySindisiwe Chikunga
Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Transport
In office
24 June 2014 – 7 May 2019
Preceded byNozabelo Ruth Bhengu
Succeeded byMosebenzi Zwane
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
In office
21 May 2014 – 9 March 2023
Succeeded byPhori Phetlhe
Personal details
Born
Dikeledi Phillistus Magadzi
Political partyAfrican National Congress
Children5

Dikeledi Phillistus Magadzi is a South African African National Congress politician who served as a Member of the National Assembly from 2014 until 2023. She served as Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Transport from 2014 to 2019, as Deputy Minister of Transport from 2019 to 2021 and as Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation from 2021 until 2023. Magadzi had previously served as a Member of the Executive Council (MEC) in the Limpopo Provincial Government.

Biography[edit]

Magadzi is a member of the African National Congress. From 1994 to 1998, she served as the Member of the Executive Council (MEC) responsible for the Public Works portfolio in the Limpopo Provincial Government. She then served as the MEC for Agriculture from 2004 to 2009 and as the MEC for Safety and Security from 2009 to 2010. Magadzi was a member of the Federation of South African Women, a member of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress Women's League from 1990 to 1996, National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union (NEHAWU) from 1987 to 1994 and the United Democratic Front (UDF) from 1985 to 1990. From 2007 to 2022, she served on the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress. Magadzi has five children and two grandchildren.[1]

In 2014, Magadzi was elected to the National Assembly as one of 249 ANC MPs.[2] She was elected to chair the Portfolio Committee on Transport (2014–2019).[3]

Following her re-election in 2019, she was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Transport.[4] In August 2021, Magadzi was appointed Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation.[5]

Magadzi unsuccessfully stood for re-election to the NEC at the ANC's 55th National Conference in December 2022.[6] She was removed as Deputy Minister and replaced with Judith Tshabalala in a cabinet reshuffle on 6 March 2023.[7] By 15 March 2023, Magadzi had resigned as a Member of Parliament.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Dikeledi Magadzi, Ms | South African Government". www.gov.za. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  2. ^ "2014 elections: List of ANC MPs elected to the National Assembly - DOCUMENTS | Politicsweb". www.politicsweb.co.za. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Election of Chairperson | PMG". pmg.org.za. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  4. ^ News, Eyewitness. "Ramaphosa's Cabinet: Who's in, who's out". ewn.co.za. Retrieved 3 February 2022. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ Javier, Abigail. "The ins and outs of Ramaphosa's Cabinet reshuffle". ewn.co.za. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Cabinet reshuffle imminent after more than a dozen ministers, deputies fail to make NEC cut". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Phumulo Masualle and Sidumo Dlamini among casualties of Cabinet reshuffle". IOL. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  8. ^ Felix, Jason. "Axed Cabinet ministers resign from seats in Parliament days after deployment to committees". News24. Retrieved 16 March 2023.

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