Tidimalo Innocentia Legwase is a South African politician for the
African National Congress. She has been a member of the
National Assembly since 2019.
Parliamentary career
Legwase stood as an ANC parliamentary candidate from the
North West in the
2019 parliamentary election, and was elected to the
National Assembly and sworn in on 22 May 2019.
In June 2019, Legwase was named to the
Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans
The Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans is one of the portfolio committees of the National Assembly of South Africa. It oversees the operations of the Department of Defence and Military Veterans and the Minister of Defence and Mi ...
, the
Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs
The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs is a portfolio committee of the National Assembly in the Parliament of South Africa. The remit of the committee includes oversight of the Department of Home Affairs, the Government Printing Works, and the El ...
and the
Joint Standing Committee on Defence.
In June 2021, she became a member of the
Committee for Section 194 Enquiry
The Committee for Section 194 Enquiry is an ad hoc committee of the National Assembly of South Africa that was established on 7 April 2021 to determine if there are grounds for the removal of Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane as Public Protector.
Backg ...
. The committee will determine
Public Protector
The Public Protector in South Africa is one of six independent state institutions set up by the country's Constitution to support and defend democracy.
According to Section 181 of the Constitution:
* These institutions are independent, and subje ...
Busisiwe Mkhwebane
Busisiwe Mkhwebane is a South African advocate, prosecutor and ombudsman, who has served as the 4th Public Protector of South Africa from 2016 to 2022.
Early life and education
Mkhwebane was born in Bethal in the then Transvaal province (now ...
's fitness to hold office.
References
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Parliament of South Africa
The Parliament of the Republic of South Africa is South Africa's legislature; under the present Constitution of South Africa, the bicameral Parliament comprises a National Assembly and a National Council of Provinces. The current twenty-seve ...
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
Tswana people
African National Congress politicians
Members of the National Assembly of South Africa
Women members of the National Assembly of South Africa