Kenetswe Mosenogi
Kenetswe Norah Mosenogi is a South African politician from the North West. A member of the African National Congress, she has been the Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Economic Development, Environment, Conservation and Tourism and a Member of the North West Provincial Legislature since May 2019. Mosenogi also served as the deputy secretary-general of the African National Congress Youth League from 2011 until 2013.
Kenetswe Mosenogi | |
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North West MEC for Economic Development, Environment, Conservation and Tourism | |
Assumed office 28 May 2019 | |
Premier | Job Mokgoro |
Preceded by | Position established |
Member of the North West Provincial Legislature | |
Assumed office 22 May 2019 | |
Deputy Secretary-General of the African National Congress Youth League | |
In office 17 June 2011 – 17 March 2013 | |
Preceded by | Steven Ngobeni |
Succeeded by | Thandi Moraka |
Personal details | |
Born | Kenetswe Norah Mosenogi |
Nationality | South African |
Political party | African National Congress |
Alma mater | North-West University Business School University of the Witwatersrand |
Profession | Politician |
Education
Mosenogi obtained a master's degree in business administration from the North-West University Business School.[1] She also holds a post-graduate diploma in monitoring and evaluation from the University of the Witwatersrand.[1]
Career
Mosenogi served as both the director of scientific support services and the parliamentary liaison officer in the Department of Sport and Recreation.[1] She also worked as an assistant student administrator at the University of South Africa.[1]
Political career
Mosenogi was a senior member of the African National Congress Youth League. She was first elected to the league's national executive committee in 2008.[2] She was also a councillor and the mayoral committee member for economic development of the Tlokwe Local Municipality, centred around Potchefstroom, until the May 2011 municipal elections.[2] The following month, Mosenogi was elected deputy secretary-general of the ANC youth league.[3] She succeeded Steven Nogbeni and served in the position until the league's leadership structure was dissolved in March 2013.[4][5] She was the only woman to serve in the league's national leadership for that term.[2] Thandi Moraka was elected as her successor in September 2015.[6]
Provincial government
Prior to the election on 8 May 2019, Mosenogi was placed 12th on the ANC's provincial list of candidates for the North West Provincial Legislature. She took office on 22 May 2019. A few days later, Mosenogi was appointed as the MEC for the newly established Economic Development, Environment, Conservation and Tourism portfolio in the executive council headed by Job Mokgoro.[7] She assumed the office on the same day.[8]
References
- "MEC Kenetswe Mosenogi on meeting with her new administration". Government of South Africa. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- Mataboge, Mmanaledi; Letsoala, Matuma. "Meet the ANC Youth League's new top guns". Mail & Guardian. Archived from the original on 16 September 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- "Julius Malema re-elected ANCYL President (unopposed)". Politicsweb. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- "Malema elected as new ANCYL leader". Mail & Guardian. 7 April 2008. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
Steven Ngobeni as deputy secretary general
- "ANCYL disbanded – reports". Polity. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- Letsoala, Matuma (5 September 2015). "ANCYL elects Collen Maine as new president". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- Montsho, Molaole (28 May 2019). "Women dominate North West Premier Job Mokgoro's new cabinet". IOL. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- "North West provincial cabinet has 'integrity and ability', says Premier Mokgoro". The Citizen. 29 May 2019. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
External links
- Kenetswe Norah Mosenogi at People's Assembly