Lusizo Sharon Makhubela-Mashele is a South Africa politician and a

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(MP) in the

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for the

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Career

Makhubela-Mashele was ranked 115th on the ANC's national list for the April 2009 general election. She was easily elected to the

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as the ANC won 267 seats. She was sworn in as an MP on 6 May 2009. During her first term, she was a member of both the health and labour portfolio committees. Makhubela-Mashele was also a whip on the

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. Prior to the general election that was held on 7 May 2014, she was moved up on the ANC's list and occupied the 60th position. She was re-elected at the election. Makhubela-Mashele was sworn in for a second term on 21 May 2014. On 20 June 2014, she became a member of the Portfolio Committee on Energy and a whip of the Portfolio Committee on Tourism. She served on the Portfolio Committee on Energy until October 2016. On 30 May 2018, Makhubela-Mashele was elected chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Tourism. She was placed 5th on the ANC's Mpumalanga regional-to-national list for the May 2019 general election and was re-elected. She is now an ordinary member of the Portfolio Committee on Tourism.

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Makhubela-Mashele, Lusizo Sharon
{{DEFAULTSORT:Makhubela-Mashele, Lusizo Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Politicians from Mpumalanga Members of the National Assembly of South Africa Women members of the National Assembly of South Africa 21st-century South African politicians