Matodzi Mirriam Ramadwa is a South African politician. A member of the

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, she was elected to the

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in 2009. In 2013, she was appointed as the

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(MEC) for Sports, Arts and Culture. Ramada was elected as the speaker of the provincial legislature in 2014. In 2015, she resigned as speaker. Ramadwa was elected to the

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in 2019.

Background

Ramadwa is a nurse by profession. She earned a certificate in Leadership and Governance and a certificate in Labour Law from the

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. From the

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, she earned a diploma in Economic Management Science.

Political career

Ramadwa formerly served on the provincial executive committee (PEC) and the provincial working committee (PWC) of the

in Limpopo. She was also the acting chairperson of the

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(COASTU) in the province. Ramadwa was elected to the

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. In July 2013, she was appointed by premier

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as the

(MEC) for Sport, Arts and Culture. Following the 2014 general elections, Ramadwa was elected as the speaker of the provincial legislature. In May 2015, the ANC ordered Ramadwa to resign as speaker of the provincial legislature, so that ANC MP Polly Boshielo could replace her. She refused to resign as speaker. On 15 August 2015, the ANC suspended her membership pending disciplinary action. Ramadwa finally resigned as speaker on 29 September 2015, the same day that the ANC's motion for her removal as speaker was set to be debated in the provincial legislature. The suspension of her ANC membership was lifted on 18 November 2015. She continued as an ordinary member of the provincial legislature until the 2019 elections. In the 2019 elections, Ramadwa was elected to the

from the ANC's Limpopo list.

Personal life

In August 2019, it was revealed that Ramadwa had missed the deadline to move out of the provincial Parliamentary Village in

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. She said that she wrote to the legislature and the public works department asking for her stay to be extended as she needed to search for schools in

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for the two orphans she looks after.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ramadwa, Mirriam Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Politicians from Limpopo Women members of provincial legislatures of South Africa Members of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature African National Congress politicians Members of the National Assembly of South Africa Women members of the National Assembly of South Africa