Buoang Lemias Mashile (born 17 December 1957)[1] is a South African politician who represented the African National Congress (ANC) in Parliament from 2004 to 2019. He served in the National Assembly for two non-consecutive terms from 2004 to 2009 and from 2014 to 2019. In the interim, he served in the Mpumalanga caucus of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP).

Buoang Mashile
Member of the National Assembly
In office
21 May 2014 – 7 May 2019
In office
14 May 2004 – May 2009
ConstituencyLimpopo
Chairperson of the Joint Committee on Ethics and Members' Interest
In office
27 August 2009 – 21 April 2014
Serving with Luwellyn Landers and Ben Turok
Succeeded byOmie Singh
Delegate to the National Council of Provinces
Assembly Member
for Mpumalanga
In office
7 May 2009 – 21 April 2014
Personal details
Born
Buoang Lemias Mashile

(1957-12-17) 17 December 1957 (age 66)
CitizenshipSouth Africa
Political partyAfrican National Congress

Legislative career

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Mashile joined the National Assembly on 14 May 2004, filling a seat in the Limpopo constituency that had initially been designated for Mninwa Mahlangu; Mahlangu joined the NCOP instead.[2] After one term in the seat, Mashile moved to the NCOP after the 2009 general election. In the NCOP, he was a member of the Mpumalanga caucus, and he was elected as co-chairperson of Parliament's Joint Committee on Ethics and Members' Interests; he served alongside the National Assembly's Luwellyn Landers and later Ben Turok.[3][4]

In the 2014 general election, Mashile returned to the National Assembly on the ANC's national party list.[5] The ANC nominated him to chair the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs.[6] In May 2018, in a reshuffle of the ANC's parliamentary caucus, he replaced Fezeka Loliwe as chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Labour.[7] He held the latter position until the 2019 general election, when he vacated his legislative seat.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "2009 National and Provincial Election – Final Candidate Lists" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 6 April 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  2. ^ "National Assembly Members". Parliamentary Monitoring Group. 15 January 2009. Archived from the original on 14 May 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Joint Committee on Ethics & Members' Interests Election of Co-Chairpersons". Parliamentary Monitoring Group. 27 August 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  4. ^ "ANC parliamentarian cleared of misconduct claims". The Mail & Guardian. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Buoang Lemias Mashile". People's Assembly. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  6. ^ "New Appointments For The Fifth Parliament". ANC Parliamentary Caucus. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  7. ^ "ANC appoints new committee chairpersons and whips". Sunday Times. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
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