Sej Motau

Sej Motau
Shadow Minister of Presidency
In office
5 June 2014 – 7 May 2019
LeaderMmusi Maimane
Preceded byJoe McGluwa
Succeeded bySolly Malatsi
Shadow Minister of Economic Development
In office
2012 – 5 June 2014
Preceded byHaniff Hoosen
Shadow Minister of Labour
In office
2012–2013
Preceded byAndrew Louw
Shadow Minister of Energy
Succeeded byLance Greyling
Member of the National Assembly
In office
6 May 2009 – 7 May 2019
Personal details
Born (1943-07-18) 18 July 1943 (age 81)
Pretoria, Transvaal Province, Union of South Africa
Political partyDemocratic Alliance (Until 2019)

Sejamothopo "Sej" Motau (born 18 July 1943)[1] is a politician, journalist, communications and corporate affairs expert, and a former Fulbright Scholar. He was South Africa's Shadow Minister of Presidency,[2] and a Member of Parliament for the opposition Democratic Alliance.[3] From 2009 to 2012, he was the Shadow Minister of Energy.

Motau is a former journalist with the Pretoria News and The Star, and holds undergraduate and honours degrees from the University of South Africa, and a master's degree in journalism from the University of California, Berkeley.[4]

Motau has worked as divisional manager of corporate affairs at Mercedes-Benz South Africa, and as head of corporate affairs at Transnet and Sasol.[4] He worked as an independent communications consultant prior to joining the Democratic Alliance.[4]

Motau left parliament at the 2019 general election.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference SejWhosWho was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "DA shadow cabinet - full list of names". Politicsweb.
  3. ^ "National List MPs" (PDF). elections.org. 22 April 2009.
  4. ^ a b c "Sej Motau".
  5. ^ "Mr Sejamotopo Charles Motau". People's Assembly. Retrieved 22 March 2021.