Kenetswe Norah Mosenogi is a South African politician from the North West. A member of the African National Congress, she has been the Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Finance since June 2024 and a Member of the North West Provincial Legislature since May 2019. Previously, she had served as the MEC for Economic Development, Environment, Conservation and Tourism from May 2019 to November 2022 and as the MEC for Arts, Culture and Recreation from November 2022 until June 2024. Mosenogi also served as the deputy secretary-general of the African National Congress Youth League from 2011 until 2013.

Kenetswe Mosenogi
North West MEC for Finance
Assumed office
21 June 2024
PremierLazarus Mokgosi
Preceded byMotlalepula Rosho
North West MEC for Arts, Culture and Recreation
In office
22 November 2022 – 14 June 2024
PremierBushy Maape
Preceded byTsotso Tlhapi
Succeeded byCollen Maine
North West MEC for Economic Development, Environment, Conservation and Tourism
In office
28 May 2019 – 22 November 2022
PremierBushy Maape
Job Mokgoro
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byTsotso Tlhapi
Member of the North West Provincial Legislature
Assumed office
22 May 2019
Deputy Secretary-General of the African National Congress Youth League
In office
17 June 2011 – 17 March 2013
Preceded bySteven Ngobeni
Succeeded byThandi Moraka
Personal details
Born
Kenetswe Norah Mosenogi
NationalitySouth African
Political partyAfrican National Congress
Alma materNorth-West University Business School
University of the Witwatersrand
ProfessionPolitician

Education

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Mosenogi obtained a master's degree in business administration from the North-West University Business School.[1] She also holds a post-graduate diploma in monitoring and evaluation from the University of the Witwatersrand.[1]

Career

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Mosenogi served as both the director of scientific support services and the parliamentary liaison officer in the Department of Sport and Recreation.[1] She also worked as an assistant student administrator at the University of South Africa.[1]

Political career

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Mosenogi was a senior member of the African National Congress Youth League. She was first elected to the league's national executive committee in 2008.[2] She was also a councillor and the mayoral committee member for economic development of the Tlokwe Local Municipality, centred around Potchefstroom, until the May 2011 municipal elections.[2] The following month, Mosenogi was elected deputy secretary-general of the ANC youth league.[3] She succeeded Steven Nogbeni and served in the position until the league's leadership structure for that term was disbanded in March 2013.[4][5] She was the only woman to serve in the league's national leadership for that term.[2] Thandi Moraka was elected as her successor in September 2015.[6]

Provincial government

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Prior to the election on 8 May 2019, Mosenogi was placed 12th on the ANC's provincial list of candidates for the North West Provincial Legislature. She took office on 22 May 2019. A few days later, Mosenogi was appointed as the MEC for the newly established Economic Development, Environment, Conservation and Tourism portfolio in the executive council headed by Job Mokgoro.[7] She assumed office on the same day.[8]

On 22 November 2022, Mosenogi was appointed MEC for Arts, Culture and Recreation.[9] She served in the position until June 2024, when she was appointed as the MEC for Finance by the newly elected premier Lazarus Mokgosi.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "MEC Kenetswe Mosenogi on meeting with her new administration". Government of South Africa. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Mataboge, Mmanaledi; Letsoala, Matuma. "Meet the ANC Youth League's new top guns". Mail & Guardian. Archived from the original on 16 September 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Julius Malema re-elected ANCYL President (unopposed)". Politicsweb. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Malema elected as new ANCYL leader". Mail & Guardian. 7 April 2008. Retrieved 14 August 2020. Steven Ngobeni as deputy secretary general
  5. ^ "ANCYL disbanded – reports". Polity. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  6. ^ Letsoala, Matuma (5 September 2015). "ANCYL elects Collen Maine as new president". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  7. ^ Montsho, Molaole (28 May 2019). "Women dominate North West Premier Job Mokgoro's new cabinet". IOL. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  8. ^ "North West provincial cabinet has 'integrity and ability', says Premier Mokgoro". The Citizen. 29 May 2019. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  9. ^ Naile, Siso (22 November 2022). "North West Premier announces new Executive Council". The South African. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  10. ^ "PREMIER MOKGOSI ON THE APPOINTMENT OF THE 7TH ADMINISTRATIVE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. – North West Provincial Government". 20 June 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
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