Dieketseng Mashego

Dieketseng Mashego
Member of the Limpopo Executive Council for Public Works, Roads and Infrastructure
Assumed office
20 June 2024
PremierPhophi Ramathuba
Preceded byPhophi Ramathuba
Member of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature
Assumed office
14 June 2024
Personal details
Born (1985-09-17) 17 September 1985
PartyAfrican National Congress
ProfessionPolitician

Dieketseng Masesi Mashego (born 17 September 1985) is a South African politician from Limpopo. A member of the African National Congress (ANC), she has been Limpopo's Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Health since June 2024.

Life and career

Mashego was born on 17 September 1985.[1] She was active in the leadership of the ANC's regional branch in Sekhukhune and represented the party as a councillor in the Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality, where she was also speaker of the council.[2]

In the May 2024 general election, Mashego was elected to represent the ANC in the Limpopo Provincial Legislature, ranked thirteenth on the provincial party list.[1] She was also appointed to the provincial government: announcing her new Executive Council on 18 June 2024, newly elected Premier Phophi Ramathuba named Rachoene as Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Health, the office that Ramathuba had recently vacated.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Final Candidate Lists for 2024 National and Provincial Elections: Provincial Candidates" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  2. ↑ "Questions over new Limpopo health MEC Dieketseng Mashego, but stakeholders willing to give her a chance". Sunday Times. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "Premier Phophi Ramathuba on appointment of Limpopo Executive Council". South African Government. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.