Lebogang Motlhaping
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Lebogang Motlhaping | |
|---|---|
| Northern Cape MEC for Agriculture, Environmental Affairs, Rural Development and Land Reform | |
| Assumed office 16 January 2026 | |
| Premier | Zamani Saul |
| Preceded by | Mase Manopole |
| Northern Cape MEC for Transport, Safety and Liaison | |
| In office 15 February 2018 – 7 May 2019 | |
| Premier | Sylvia Lucas |
| Preceded by | Pauline Williams |
| Succeeded by | Nontobeko Vilakazi |
| Northern Cape MEC for Health | |
| In office 2 March 2016 – 15 February 2018 | |
| Premier | Sylvia Lucas |
| Preceded by | Mac Jack |
| Succeeded by | Fufe Makatong |
| Northern Cape MEC for Sports, Arts and Culture | |
| In office 30 May 2014 – 2 March 2016 | |
| Premier | Sylvia Lucas |
| Preceded by | Pauline Williams |
| Succeeded by | Bongiwe Mbinqo-Gigaba |
| Member of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature | |
| Assumed office 14 June 2024 | |
| In office 21 May 2014 – 7 May 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lebogang James Motlhaping 23 November 1971 |
| Party | African National Congress |
| Children | 4 |
| Profession | Politician |
Lebogang James Motlhaping (born 23 November 1971) is a South African politician from the Northern Cape who has been the Member of the Executive Council for Agriculture, Environmental Affairs, Rural Development and Land Reform since January 2026 and a member of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature since June 2024. He previously served in the executive council and the provincial legislature from 2014 until 2019. Motlhaping is a member of the African National Congress.
Lebogang James Motlhaping was born on 23 November 1971 in Kuruman in the previous Cape Province.[1] He attended high school in Loopeng in the Bophuthatswana bantustan. He then studied at the North-West University, where he obtained a community development certificate. He received a leadership certificate at the African Political Parties School.[1] In 1996, he achieved a certificate in ethics management from PALAMA. Motlhaping is currently studying towards a degree in public administration from MANCOSA.[1]
Career
While teaching at Bosheng Middle School, he organised for the Congress of South African Students from 1990 to 1996. He served as a member of the Black Rock Development Forum between 1995 and 1999. At the same time, he served as a district coordinator for the Mmabatho Adult Literacy and Education Trust. From 1998 to 2001, he worked as a provincial coordinator at ABET.[1]
Motlhaping worked for Statistics South Africa between 2001 and 2002. From 2002 to 2005, he served as the regional secretary for the Kgalagadi Youth Council. He was a manager of the Kgalagadi Human Resource Development Foundation between 2004 and 2008. In 2008, he became a Mayoral Committee Member of the John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality. He held the post until 2010. Motlhaping was the district chairperson of the Home Affairs Forum between 2009 and 2012.[1]