Ms Polly Boshielo

Member of the National Assembly

Formerly: Limpopo Provincial Legislature

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About Polly Boshielo

Former Limpopo MEC for Transport, Safety and Liaison. She first became a Member of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature for the African National Congress in June 2015. She served as the speaker of the provincial legislature from October 2015 to May 2019 and as the MEC for Education from May 2019 to June 2022. Boshielo also served as a Member of the National Assembly from May 2014 to June 2015.

Boshielo was born and grew up in Seshego, a township of Polokwane.

Boshielo joined both the African National Congress and South African Communist Party. After the 2014 general election held on 7 May, Boshielo was nominated to the National Assembly. She was sworn in as an MP on 21 May 2014.

Also in June, she was sworn in as a Member of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature. She was elected speaker of the legislature on 13 October.

After the 2019 provincial election, Boshielo was appointed Member of the Executive Council for Education.

On 29 June 2022, Boshielo was appointed MEC for Transport, Safety and Liaison.

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Attendance of committee meetings:

2024 (6th Parliament) committee attendance as minister/deputy

Attended 0 meetings

2024 (7th Parliament) committee attendance as minister/deputy

Attended 5 meetings

2015 committee attendance as mp

92% attendance rate (12 of 13 )

2014 committee attendance as mp

52% attendance rate (16 of 31 )

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Plenary appearances:

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Deputy Speaker, on the next sitting day of the House I shall move:

That the House debates reducing transport costs for the urban and rural poor by facilitating access to ...

Madam Speaker, the absurd and illegal farm evictions around the country, particularly in KwaZulu-Natal, in the Newcastle area, in the Free State and the Cape Winelands in the Western Cape ...

Declaration of interests

What are declaration of interests?

Annually, MPs are required by parliament to register their financial interests and gifts received in their official capacity. Due to the significant influence of the role that MPs take on, there may be times when their personal or business interests become in conflict with the duty prescribed to them as elected officials representing the public interest. You can see what interests your MPs declared here.
Name of Company Nature

Ubunto-Botho Investments Limpopo Ltd

Authorised shares

Directorship/Partnership Type of Business

Sekhukhune FET College [Member of Council]

FET College

Description Extent Location

Dwelling House

+-560sq.m.

Polokwane

Dwelling house

+-400sq.m.

Midrand

Townhouse

+-180sq.m.

Pretoria