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Mathabo Leeto
Nokwanje Selina "Mathabo" Leeto (born 29 November 1960) is a South African politician who was elected to the Free State Provincial Legislature in the 2014 general election. She was appointed as the Member of the Executive Council for Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation. Leeto left the provincial legislature at the 2019 general election. She was elected provincial treasurer of the African National Congress in January 2023 and returned to the Provincial Legislature in March 2023. She was then appointed as the MEC for Health. Following the 2024 general election, Leeto took over as the MEC for Social Development.
Leeto served as a ward councillor for the African National Congress and as a member of the National Executive Committee of the women's league. She was the mayor of the Matjhabeng Local Municipality, before becoming the mayor of the Lejweleputswa District Municipality in 2011. After her swearing-in as district mayor, it was revealed that the municipality spent R640 000 on her inauguration ceremony instead of extending a job-creation programme. In June 2012, Leeto was elected as chairperson of the ANC's Lejweleputswa Region.
Leeto was elected to the Free State Provincial Legislature in the 2014 general election as the ANC won 22 seats in the legislature. She was then appointed by premier Ace Magashule to the Executive Council of the Free State as the Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation, succeeding Dan Kgothule who was not re-elected to the provincial legislature.
She remained as MEC for Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation following Sisi Ntombela's election as Premier of the Free State. In early-March 2019, Leeto was elected president of the South African National Civic Organisation (Sanco). The following month, Sanco accused Magashule of moving Leeto down the ANC's national party list to prevent her from joining Parliament following the May 8, 2019 general elections. Leeto was not elected to parliament and left the provincial legislature.
Leeto was sworn in as a Member of the Free State Provincial Legislature on 13 March 2023. The following day, newly elected premier Mxolisi Dukwana announced his Executive Council which saw Leeto replace Montseng Tsiu as MEC for Health.
Following the 2024 provincial election, Dukwana was replaced as premier with Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae. Lesotha-Mathae named Leeto as the new MEC for Social Development.
After Magashule was elected Secretary-General of the African National Congress, a position which required that he must resign as ANC provincial chairperson, in December 2017, Leeto and the MEC for Police‚ Roads and Transport Sam Mashinini were seen as favourites to succeed Magashule as the ANC provincial chairperson in the Free State. Leeto was accused of being a Magashule loyalist, which she has subsequently refuted. Mashinini was elected provincial chairperson at the party's conference in May 2018.
Leeto was elected as the provincial treasurer of the ANC at the party's elective conference in January 2023, defeating staunch Magashule supporter Vusi Tshabalala.
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Mathabo Leeto
Nokwanje Selina "Mathabo" Leeto (born 29 November 1960) is a South African politician who was elected to the Free State Provincial Legislature in the 2014 general election. She was appointed as the Member of the Executive Council for Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation. Leeto left the provincial legislature at the 2019 general election. She was elected provincial treasurer of the African National Congress in January 2023 and returned to the Provincial Legislature in March 2023. She was then appointed as the MEC for Health. Following the 2024 general election, Leeto took over as the MEC for Social Development.
Leeto served as a ward councillor for the African National Congress and as a member of the National Executive Committee of the women's league. She was the mayor of the Matjhabeng Local Municipality, before becoming the mayor of the Lejweleputswa District Municipality in 2011. After her swearing-in as district mayor, it was revealed that the municipality spent R640 000 on her inauguration ceremony instead of extending a job-creation programme. In June 2012, Leeto was elected as chairperson of the ANC's Lejweleputswa Region.
Leeto was elected to the Free State Provincial Legislature in the 2014 general election as the ANC won 22 seats in the legislature. She was then appointed by premier Ace Magashule to the Executive Council of the Free State as the Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation, succeeding Dan Kgothule who was not re-elected to the provincial legislature.
She remained as MEC for Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation following Sisi Ntombela's election as Premier of the Free State. In early-March 2019, Leeto was elected president of the South African National Civic Organisation (Sanco). The following month, Sanco accused Magashule of moving Leeto down the ANC's national party list to prevent her from joining Parliament following the May 8, 2019 general elections. Leeto was not elected to parliament and left the provincial legislature.
Leeto was sworn in as a Member of the Free State Provincial Legislature on 13 March 2023. The following day, newly elected premier Mxolisi Dukwana announced his Executive Council which saw Leeto replace Montseng Tsiu as MEC for Health.
Following the 2024 provincial election, Dukwana was replaced as premier with Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae. Lesotha-Mathae named Leeto as the new MEC for Social Development.
After Magashule was elected Secretary-General of the African National Congress, a position which required that he must resign as ANC provincial chairperson, in December 2017, Leeto and the MEC for Police‚ Roads and Transport Sam Mashinini were seen as favourites to succeed Magashule as the ANC provincial chairperson in the Free State. Leeto was accused of being a Magashule loyalist, which she has subsequently refuted. Mashinini was elected provincial chairperson at the party's conference in May 2018.
Leeto was elected as the provincial treasurer of the ANC at the party's elective conference in January 2023, defeating staunch Magashule supporter Vusi Tshabalala.