Wendy Matsemela | |
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Member of the North West Executive Council for Education | |
In office May 2019 – 7 December 2022 | |
Premier | |
Preceded by | Sello Lehari (for Education and Sports Development) |
Succeeded by | Viola Motsumi |
Member of the North West Executive Council for Finance, Economy and Enterprise Development | |
In office December 2018 – May 2019 | |
Premier | Job Mokgoro |
Preceded by | Wendy Nelson (for Finance) |
Succeeded by | Motlalepula Rosho |
Personal details | |
Born | Magong, Transvaal South Africa | 11 June 1968
Political party | African National Congress |
Alma mater | North-West University |
Mmaphefo Lucy "Wendy" Matsemela (born 11 June 1968) is a South African politician who was Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Education in the North West from May 2019 to December 2022. She represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly from 2004 to 2009 and in the North West Provincial Legislature from 2009 to 2022. While in the provincial legislature, she served almost continuously in the North West Executive Council, excepting two gaps from 2010 to 2013 and from 2016 to 2018. She resigned from the provincial legislature in December 2022 after Premier Bushy Maape fired her as an MEC.