Mpumi Hlophe
South African politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nompumelelo "Mpumi" Hlophe is a South African politician who is currently serving as Mpumalanga's Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Finance, Economic Development and Tourism since October 2022. She is a member of the African National Congress (ANC).
Mpumi Hlophe | |
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Member of the Mpumalanga Executive Council for Finance, Economic Development and Tourism | |
Assumed office 7 October 2022 | |
Premier | Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane |
Preceded by | Vusi Mkhatshwa |
Member of the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature | |
Assumed office 22 May 2019 | |
Personal details | |
Political party | African National Congress |
Hlophe was elected to the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature in the 2019 general elections, ranked tenth on the ANC's party list.[1] She was appointed Chairperson of Committees ("chair of chairs") in the legislature.[1][2] In April 2022, she was elected to the Provincial Executive Committee of the ANC's Mpumalanga branch; her candidacy was supported by the provincial ANC Youth League.[3] In October of that year, she was appointed to the Mpumalanga Executive Council by Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane, the incumbent Premier of Mpumalanga; she succeeded Vusi Mkhatshwa as MEC for Finance, Economic Development and Tourism.[2][4]