Timothy Victor Mashele is a South African politician. He is a member of the National Assembly of South Africa. Mashele is a member of the

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(ANC).

Education

Mashele graduated from the

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with a

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degree in Government Administration and Development.

Political career

In 2012, he was elected as the provincial chairperson of the

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(SASCO) in

Mpumalanga Mpumalanga () is a province of South Africa. The name means "East", or literally "The Place Where the Sun Rises" in the Swazi, Xhosa, Ndebele and Zulu languages. Mpumalanga lies in eastern South Africa, bordering Eswatini and Mozambique. It ...

. He served as the regional secretary of the

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from 2013 until his election as the provincial chairperson in 2016, a position he currently holds. In 2015, he became a regional executive committee (REC) member of the

. During the 74th celebration of the ANC youth league in Middelburg, Mashele called on members to not nominate older people to parliament or legislatures because they sleep during debates. Mashele was placed second on the ANC's list of Mpumalanga candidates for the National Assembly for the 2019 General Elections. He was elected to the National Assembly at the election. He is a member of the Joint Constitutional Review Committee, the Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy, the

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and the Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure. In October 2020, Mashele criticised Public Works and Infrastructure Minister

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for her role in the Beitbridge border fence controversy, saying: "The minister was central here. She issued an illegal directive. These wrongdoings were not an accident. We have received the reports from National Treasury." On the 2nd of April 2022 Tim Mashele was elected as a ANC Provincial Executive Committee member.

Personal life

His interests include watching soccer and reading.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mashele, Tim Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Politicians from Mpumalanga University of South Africa alumni African National Congress politicians Members of the National Assembly of South Africa 21st-century South African politicians