Boitumelo Joyce Maluleke (25 April 1961 – 16 July 2021) was a South African politician. She served as a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa from 2015 until her death from COVID-19 related complications in 2021. Maluleke was a member of the African National Congress.
Boitumelo Joyce Maluleke | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
| In office 23 June 2015 – 16 July 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Polly Boshielo |
| Succeeded by | Gumani Mukwevho |
| Constituency | Limpopo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 April 1961 |
| Died | 16 July 2021 (aged 60) |
| Nationality | South African |
| Political party | African National Congress (Until 2021) |
| Profession | Politician |
Political career
editMaluleke had been an African National Congress member of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature. She served as chairperson of the education committee.[1] She was ranked 17th on the ANC's regional to national list prior to the 2014 parliamentary election.[2] The ANC won only 16 regional seats in the province, declining Maluleke a seat in the National Assembly.[3] She did not return to the provincial legislature.[4]
In 2015, Polly Boshielo resigned from the National Assembly. The ANC chose Maluleke to take up her seat since she was next on the list.[5] She was then named to the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs. In 2018, she became a member of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Filling of Vacancies in the Commission for Gender Equality.[4]
Maluleke was thirteenth on the ANC's regional list for the parliamentary election on May 8, 2019.[6] She was elected to a full term in parliament in the election.[7] In June, she was named to the Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration, Performance Monitoring & Evaluation and the Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth and People with Disabilities.[8] Maluleke became a member of the committee on the Powers and Privileges of Parliament in September 2019.[4]
Death
editMaluleke died from COVID-19 related complications on 16 July 2021.[9] Her husband also succumbed to COVID-19-related complications the following day.[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ @ANCParliament (17 July 2021). "For Immediate Release 17 July 2021 ANC MOURNS PASSING OF ANC MP, COMRADE JOYCE MALULEKE" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "African National Congress Regional Limpopo Election List 2014 (Election List)". People's Assembly. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "2014 National Election: Seat Calculation - Seats Reports" (PDF). Centurion, South Africa: Electoral Commission of South Africa. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Experience: Boitumelo Joyce Maluleke". People's Assembly. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "LIST OF MEMBERS - Parliamentary Monitoring Group" (PDF). Parliamentary Monitoring Group. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "ANC national and provincial lists for 2019 elections". Politicsweb. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "SEE: These are the people who will represent you in Parliament, provincial legislatures". News24. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "Announcements, tablings and committee reports" (PDF). Parliament of South Africa. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ Persens, Lizell (17 July 2021). "ANC MP Joyce Maluleke succumbs to COVID-related illness". EWN. Cape Town. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "Late ANC MP Maluleke's husband dies a day after she succumbed to COVID-19".