Tasneem Motara

Tasneem Motara
Motara in May 2019
Gauteng MEC for Human Settlements
Assumed office
3 July 2024
PremierPanyaza Lesufi
Preceded byLebogang Maile
Gauteng MEC for Economic Development
In office
7 October 2022 – 14 June 2024
PremierPanyaza Lesufi
Preceded byParks Tau
Succeeded byLebogang Maile (as MEC for Finance and Economic Development)
Gauteng MEC for Infrastructure Development and Property Management
In office
30 May 2019 – 6 October 2022
PremierDavid Makhura
Preceded byJacob Mamabolo
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature
Assumed office
22 May 2019
Permanent delegate to the National Council of Provinces from Gauteng
In office
22 May 2014 – 7 May 2019
Personal details
Born
Tasneem Motara

(1982-12-07) 7 December 1982 (age 41)
Benoni, Transvaal Province, South Africa
Political partyAfrican National Congress
SpousePhiwe Maphanga[1]
ProfessionPolitician

Tasneem Motara (born 7 December 1982) is a South African politician who has been the Gauteng MEC (Member of the Executive Council) for Human Settlements since July 2024 and a member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature since May 2019. She was the MEC for Infrastructure Development and Property Management between May 2019 and October 2022 and, before her appointment to her current position, the MEC for Economic Development from October 2022 until June 2024. From May 2014 to May 2019, she represented Gauteng in the National Council of Provinces. She served as the chief whip of the provincial delegation. Motara is a member of the African National Congress.[2]

  1. ^ Mbhele, Sandisiwe (28 August 2022). "Moneoa lays charges against alleged 'swindler' ex-partner". The Citizen. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  2. ^ Pijoos, Iavan (29 May 2019). "WATCH l Meet Gauteng's new MECs". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 15 July 2020.