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James Letuka
Lehlohonolo James Letuka is a South African politician serving as a Member of the Free State Provincial Legislature for the Democratic Alliance since May 2014. Letuka is the father of Patricia Kopane, the party's former provincial leader in the Free State. Biography Letuka was involved in the Black Consciousness Movement during the establishment of the South African Student Congress. Letuka joined the Democratic Alliance and was elected to the Free State Provincial Legislature at the provincial election on 7 May 2014. The DA was accused of nepotism, since Letuka is the father of the party's provincial leader Patricia Kopane. Letuka dismissed the allegations. He was sworn in as a member of the provincial legislature (MPL) on 21 May 2014 and the party appointed him as their caucus chairperson. In March 2016, the DA selected him as their mayoral candidate for the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality ahead of national municipal elections. The African National Congress retaine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Member Of The Provincial Legislature
Member of the Provincial Legislature (MPL) is a title given to the members of eight of the nine provincial legislatures in South Africa. The Western Cape provincial constitution specifies that its provincial legislature be given the title of "Provincial Parliament", while its members hold the title of " Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP)". Retrieved on 19 January 2019. According to the national , the minimum size of a provincial legislature is 30 members and the maximum size is 80 members. These members are elected by party-list proportional representation with a closed list, using the largest remainder method with the Droop quo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |