Refilwe Junior Mashigo (born 7 October 1947) is a retired South African politician who represented the

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(ANC) in the

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from 2004 to 2014. First elected in

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, she represented the

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constituency during her first term, but she was re-elected off the ANC's national party list in

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. During her second term, Mashigo served as the ANC's whip in the Standing Committee on Appropriations; she was also a member of the

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. She did not stand for re-election in

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* Living people 1947 births African National Congress politicians 21st-century South African politicians 21st-century South African women politicians Members of the National Assembly of South Africa Women members of the National Assembly of South Africa {{DEFAULTSORT:Mashigo, Refilwe