Isaac Sello Seitlholo (born 9 September 1989) is a South African politician, a
Member of Parliament (MP) for the
Democratic Alliance, and the current Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation. He was the Shadow Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure in the DA's Shadow Cabinet.
Background
Isaac Sello Seitlholo was born into a
Tswana family on 9 September 1989. He matriculated from Tlokwe Secondary School in 2008.
He holds a BA degree and a BA Honours degree in Development and Management and also a master's degree in Public Management and Governance from the
North-West University
The North-West University (NWU) is a public research university located on three campuses in Potchefstroom, Mahikeng and Vanderbijlpark in South Africa. The university came into existence through the merger in 2004 of the Potchefstroom Univer ...
.
Career
Prior to the
2009 general election, Seitlholo did some campaign work for 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 then worked as a lecturer at North-West University.
In 2017, Seitlholo joined the
Democratic Alliance as a provincial campaign director.
He stood as a DA parliamentary candidate from the
North West in the
2019 national elections, and was subsequently elected to the National Assembly and sworn in on 22 May 2019. In parliament, he serves on the Portfolio Committee on Transport.
In November 2020, Seitlholo declared his candidacy for deputy provincial leader of the DA. He lost to
Freddy Sonakile at the party's provincial congress.
Seitlholo was promoted to Shadow Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure on 21 April 2023.
Seitlholo returned to Parliament following the
2024 general election
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. Thereafter, the DA entered into a coalition agreement with the
ANC which saw Seitlholo appointed as the Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation.
References
External links
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Living people
1989 births
Tswana people
People from North West (South African province)
African National Congress politicians
Democratic Alliance (South Africa) politicians
Members of the National Assembly of South Africa 2024–2029