Lucy MapenaMPL | |
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Deputy Speaker of the Free State Provincial Legislature | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 22 May 2019 | |
Preceded by | Sizwe Mbalo |
Member of the Free State Provincial Legislature | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 21 May 2014 | |
Personal details | |
Nationality | South African |
Political party | African National Congress |
Profession | Politician |
Lucy Nombulelo Mapena is a South African politician who has been serving as the deputy speaker of the Free State Provincial Legislature since May 2019. A member of the African National Congress, she was elected to the provincial legislature in May 2014.
Political career
Mapena is a member of the African National Congress. Prior to the provincial election held on 7 May 2014, Mapena was ranked fourteenth on the party's provincial list. She was elected to the Free State Provincial Legislature as the ANC won 22 seats. Mapena was sworn in as an MPL on 21 May 2014.
Before the provincial election of 8 May 2019, Mapena was placed fifteenth on the ANC's provincial list. She won re-election as the ANC won 19 seats. She was sworn in for her second term on 22 May 2019. On the same day, Mapena was elected deputy speaker of the legislature, deputising for Zanele Sifuba.
References
- ^ "Lucy Nombulelo Mapena". People's Assembly. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- "2014 elections: Members of Free State legislature". Politicsweb. 18 May 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- "ANC national and provincial lists for 2019 elections". Politicsweb. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- Morapela, Katleho (22 May 2019). "Ntombela, Sifuba, and Tshabalala emerge victorious in FS Legislature". OFM. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
Members of the Free State Provincial Legislature | |
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ANC (16) | |
DA (7) | |
EFF (4) | |
FF+ (1) | |
MK (1) | |
ACT (1) | |
Party leaders in italics |