Bertha Peace Mabe (born 18 September 1976) is a South African politician serving as a

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since February 2017, as well as the Deputy Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture since 3 July 2024. She previously served in the National Assembly from May 2014 until August 2016. She served as a permanent delegate to the

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from

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between May 2009 and April 2014. Mabe is a member of the

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and the party's unsuccessful 2016

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mayoral candidate.

Early life and education

Mabe was born on 18 September 1976 in

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in the former

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. She studied at the

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, where she obtained a bachelor's degree and an honours degree in public administration.

Political career

Mabe is a member of the

. Following the 2009 general election, Mabe was elected as a permanent delegate to the

from

. She was sworn in as a Member of Parliament on 7 May 2009. She served as chairperson of the legislature's Select Committee on Women, Children and People with Disabilities. After the 2014 general election, Mabe was sworn in as a Member of the

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. The ANC selected her as their candidate for chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Public Administration. She was elected chairperson on 25 June 2014. In June 2016, the ANC nominated her as their mayoral candidate for

ahead of the 2016 municipal elections. The ANC lost their majority on the council and Mabe lost to the Democratic Alliance's Lynn Pannall by just one vote on 18 August. She resigned as a councillor on 23 August. On 31 August, the

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opened a fraud case against Mabe, because she was sworn in as a councillor despite her failing to resign as a Member of Parliament, as required by the constitution. Parliament later announced that her membership ceased on 6 August 2016, in accordance to section 47(3)(a) of the Constitution. Mabe returned to Parliament on 24 February 2017. She was re-elected in May 2019 and now serves as co-chairperson of the Joint Standing Committee on the Financial Management of Parliament.

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Mabe, Bertha Peace
at ANC Parliament {{DEFAULTSORT:Mabe, Peace Living people 1976 births People from Krugersdorp African National Congress politicians Members of the National Assembly of South Africa 2024–2029 21st-century South African women politicians Members of the National Council of Provinces Members of the National Assembly of South Africa 2019–2024 Members of the National Assembly of South Africa 2014–2019