Lydia Moshodi

South African politician (born 1971)

Lydia Moshodi
Chairperson of the Joint Committee on Ethics and Members' Interests
Incumbent
Assumed office
11 September 2019
Serving with Bekizwe Nkosi
Preceded byOmie Singh
Permanent Delegate to the National Council of Provinces
Assembly Member
for Free State
Incumbent
Assumed office
11 April 2016
In office
7 May 2009 – 21 April 2014
Personal details
Born (1971-04-18) 18 April 1971 (age 53)
CitizenshipSouth Africa
Political partyAfrican National Congress

Moji Lydia Moshodi (born 18 April 1971) is a South African politician from the Free State. A member of the African National Congress (ANC), she has represented the Free State in the National Council of Provinces since 2016. She previously held her seat from 2009 to 2014. Since 2019, she has co-chaired Parliament's Joint Committee on Ethics and Members' Interests.

Legislative career

Born on 18 April 1971,[1] Moshodi was first elected to Parliament at the 2009 general election, when she was elected to represent the Free State in the National Council of Provinces.[2] At the end of the legislative term, she stood for election to the National Assembly in the 2014 general election, but she did not win a seat. However, two years later, on 11 April 2016, she returned to Parliament when she was assigned to fill a casual vacancy in the National Council of Provinces. She was re-elected to her seat at the 2019 general election.[2]

After the 2019 election, the ANC announced that it would nominate Moshodi for election as co-chairperson of the Joint Committee on Ethics and Members' Interests.[3] She was elected to the chair on 11 September, alongside Bheki Nkosi of the National Assembly.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Candidates reviewed by the African National Congress" (PDF). Free State Provincial Gazette. 25 February 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Moji Lydia Moshodi". People's Assembly. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  3. ^ Gerber, Jan (19 June 2019). "Ace Magashule denies committee chairpersons elected on 'factional basis' - here is the list". News24. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Ethics Committee elects chairpersons". Parliament of South Africa. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2023.

External links

  • Ms Moji Lydia Moshodi at Parliament of South Africa
  • Ms Moji Lydia Moshodi at People's Assembly