Matome Kopano Chiloane is a South African politician who has been the

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: "Pro ...

(MEC) for Education in

Gauteng Gauteng ( ) is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. The name in Sotho-Tswana languages means 'place of gold'. Situated on the Highveld, Gauteng is the smallest province by land area in South Africa. Although Gauteng accounts for only ...

since October 2022. He has been a Member of the

Gauteng Provincial Legislature The Gauteng Provincial Legislature is the legislature of the South African province of Gauteng. It is a unicameral body of 73 members elected every five years. The current legislature, the sixth, was elected on 8 May 2019 and has an African Natio ...

since March 2018, representing the

African National Congress The African National Congress (ANC) is a Social democracy, social-democratic political party in Republic of South Africa, South Africa. A liberation movement known for its opposition to apartheid, it has governed the country since 1994, when ...

. He formerly served as the chairperson of the education committee in the legislature. Chiloane is also the provincial chairperson of the

African National Congress Youth League The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) is the youth wing of the African National Congress (ANC). As set out in its constitution, the ANC Youth League is led by a National Executive Committee (NEC) and a National Working Committee (NW ...

Career

In August 2014, Chiloane was elected chairperson of the

. On 20 March 2018, he was sworn in as a Member of the

. He replaced former premier

Paul Mashatile Paul Shipokosa Mashatile (born 21 October 1961) is a South African politician who is currently the Deputy President of the governing African National Congress (ANC). Before his election to that position in December 2022, he was ANC Treasurer Ge ...

. Chiloane was elected to a full term in the 2019 provincial election. He was appointed chairperson of the education committee in the legislature. On 7 October 2022, Chiloane was appointed MEC for Education.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chiloane, Matome Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Politicians from Gauteng Members of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature African National Congress politicians