Nomasonto Evelyn Motaung (born 1985 or 1986) is a South African politician who was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the

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in the 2019 national election. In March 2023, she was appointed as Deputy Minister in the Presidency and served in that position till 2024.

Political career

In 2019, Motaung stood for election to the

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as 84th on the ANC's national list. She was elected to the National Assembly and was sworn in as a Member of Parliament on 22 May 2019. At the age of 33, she was one of the youngest MPs elected at the election. She served on the Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry. In May 2020, Motaung asked why there was so much "noise with journalists" when the lotteries commission claimed to be operating so efficiently. In April 2021, Motaung was named to the newly established

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National Youth Task Team. In March 2023, she was appointed as Deputy Minister in the Presidency by president

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. She was defeated for re-election in the

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, however was later brought back to Parliament due to the resignation of Bejani Chauke.https://www.pa.org.za/person/nomasonto-evelyn-motaung/

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Motaung, Nomasonto Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Tswana people Members of the National Assembly of South Africa 2024–2029 Women members of the National Assembly of South Africa African National Congress politicians