1. Bridget Staff Masango was born on 23 February 1962 and is a South African Democratic Alliance politician from Gauteng who has been a Member of the National Assembly since October 2015.
12 Facts About Bridget Masango
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From May 2014 to October 2015, Masango served as a permanent delegate to the National Council of Provinces.
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Bridget Masango was born in Kwambonambi in the north of the former Natal Province.
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Bridget Masango soon moved to the Transvaal Province, where her father found employment as a security guard.
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Bridget Masango worked for Group 5, where she met veteran Democratic Alliance politician Michael Moriarty.
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Bridget Masango was a member of the Inkatha Freedom Party and before she became active in the DA, she worked as a communications manager for the Nelson Mandela Children's Foundation.
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Bridget Masango was not elected to the National Assembly, the lower house, as a consequence.
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On 22 May 2014, Bridget Masango was sworn in as Gauteng's permanent delegate to the NCOP.
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In 2016, Bridget Masango questioned who paid for then-Minister of Social Development Bathabile Dlamini's R110,000 stay at The Oyster Box hotel.
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In June 2020, Bridget Masango called on president Cyril Ramaphosa to remove Lindiwe Zulu as Minister of Social Development.
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In December 2020, Bridget Masango was re-appointed to her shadow cabinet role by the newly elected DA leader, John Steenhuisen.
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Bridget Masango was re-elected to the National Assembly in the 2024 general election.