Galerekwe Mase Manopole (born 1971) is a South African politician who has served as the Northern Cape MEC for Land Reform, Agriculture and Nature Conservation and Environmental Affairs since June 2020. She was the MEC for Health from May 2019 to June 2020. She joined the

Northern Cape Provincial Legislature The Northern Cape Provincial Legislature is the legislature of the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It is a unicameral body of 30 members elected every five years. The current legislature was elected on 8 May 2019 and has an African Natio ...

in October 2017. From May 2014 to October 2017, she was a permanent delegate to the

National Council of Provinces The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) is the upper house of the Parliament of South Africa under the (post-apartheid) constitution which came into full effect in 1997. It replaced the former Senate, but is very similar to that body, and to ...

, representing the Northern Cape. Manopole is a member of the

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Early life and education

Manopole was born in 1971 as the fifth of six children. Her mother worked as a teacher, while her father was an entrepreneur. She spent her childhood in Warrenton. After matriculating, she enrolled for a degree in marketing and management at the

Central University of Technology Central University of Technology, Free State or CUT is a University of Technology in Bloemfontein in the Free State province of South Africa. It was established in 1981 as "Technikon A technikon was a post-secondary institute of technology (poly ...

. She could not finish the degree, as she had to help out at her father's business. She later fulfilled a higher certificate in economic development at the

University of the Western Cape The University of the Western Cape (UWC) is a public research university in Bellville, near Cape Town, South Africa. The university was established in 1959 by the South African government as a university for Coloured people only. Other un ...

in 2007.

Politics

Manopole served on the provincial leadership of the Young Communist League of South Africa. She was also the provincial treasurer of the

National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union The National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union (NEHAWU) is a trade union in South Africa. With a membership of 235,000 it is the largest public sector union in the country. It organizes State, Health, Education and Welfare workers. H ...

and the chairperson of the provincial

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branch. After the 2014 general election, she was sworn in as a permanent delegate to the

, the upper house of the Parliament of South Africa. She was one of six permanent delegates of the Northern Cape. On 10 October 2017, Manopole was sworn in as a Member of the

Provincial government

Following the general election of 8 May 2019,

Zamani Saul Zamani Saul (born 7 March 1972) is a South African politician who is the 5th and current Premier of the Northern Cape and a Member of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature. He has also been serving as the Provincial Chairperson of the Africa ...

was elected premier. He appointed Manopole to the position of

Member of the Executive Council In South Africa, the Executive Council of a province is the cabinet of the provincial government. The Executive Council consists of the Premier and five to ten other members,'' Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996'', Chapter 6: "P ...

for Health on 29 May 2019. She succeeded Fufe Makatong. On 26 June 2020, Saul appointed Manopole as MEC for Land Reform, Agriculture and Nature Conservation and Environmental Affairs. She took office on the same day and succeeded

Nomandla Bloem Sylvia Nomandla Bloem is a South African politician who is the current Northern Cape MEC for Transport and Safety Liaison. She was appointed to the post in June 2020. She has been a member of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature since May 2 ...

. Maruping Lekwene succeeded her as MEC for Health.

Personal life

Manopole married in 1996. She then moved to Kimberley. She divorced in 2007 and has two sons from the marriage.

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