Matome Kopano Chiloane is a South African politician who has been the

Member of the Executive Council In South Africa, the Executive Council of a province is the cabinet of the provincial government. The Executive Council consists of the Premier and five to ten other members,'' Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996'', Chapter 6: "P ...

(MEC) for Education and Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation in

Gauteng Gauteng ( , ; Sotho-Tswana languages, Sotho-Tswana for 'place of gold'; or ) is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. Situated on the Highveld, Gauteng is the smallest province by land area in South Africa. Although Gauteng accounts f ...

since July 2024. He previously served as the MEC for Education from October 2022 to June 2024. He has been a Member of the

Gauteng Provincial Legislature The Gauteng Provincial Legislature is the legislature of the South African province of Gauteng. It is a unicameral body of 80 members elected every five years. The current legislature, the seventh, was 2019 Gauteng provincial election, elected on ...

since March 2018, representing the

African National Congress The African National Congress (ANC) is a political party in South Africa. It originated as a liberation movement known for its opposition to apartheid and has governed the country since 1994, when the 1994 South African general election, fir ...

. He formerly served as the chairperson of the education committee in the legislature. Chiloane is also the provincial chairperson of the

African National Congress Youth League The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) is the youth wing of the African National Congress (ANC). As set out in its constitution, the ANC Youth League is led by a National Executive Committee (NEC) and a National Working Committee (N ...

Career

In August 2014, Chiloane was elected chairperson of the

. On 20 March 2018, he was sworn in as a Member of the

. He replaced former premier

Paul Mashatile Paulus Shipokosa Mashatile (born 21 October 1961) is a South African politician who is the 9th Deputy President of South Africa. He became Deputy President of the governing African National Congress (ANC) in December 2022. Before his election ...

. Chiloane was elected to a full term in the 2019 provincial election. He was appointed chairperson of the education committee in the legislature. On 7 October 2022, Chiloane was appointed MEC for Education. Following the 2024 provincial election, Chiloane was appointed to lead the Department of Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation as well.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chiloane, Matome Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Members of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature African National Congress politicians