Lebogang Isaac Maile was born on 26 December 1979 and is a South African politician currently serving as Gauteng's Member of the Executive Council for Finance and Economic Development.
16 Facts About Lebogang Maile
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Lebogang Maile grew up in Alexandra and matriculated at Crawford College in Johannesburg.
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In October 2023, Lebogang Maile was conferred with a Bachelor of Laws from the University of South Africa.
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From 1996 to 2000, Lebogang Maile served as the President of the Congress of South African Students.
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Lebogang Maile was succeeded in that office by Julius Malema.
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Lebogang Maile was later chair of the Gauteng Youth Commission between 2006 and 2009.
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Lebogang Maile was assigned to the legislature's committees on education, finance and scrutiny, and subordinate legislation.
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Lebogang Maile was a prominent member of the ANC Youth League in Gauteng; his local party branch was in Centurion.
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On 15 August 2010, Lebogang Maile was elected Provincial Chairperson of the Gauteng ANCYL, with Simon Molefe as his deputy.
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Lebogang Maile was appointed alongside Ntombi Mekgwe and Humphrey Mmemezi, who were considered "long-time loyalists" of Paul Mashatile, and it was widely believed that the provincial ANC under Mashatile's leadership had forced Mokonyane to make the appointments.
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In late 2013, Lebogang Maile left his provincial ANCYL office when the league's national leadership disbanded the provincial leadership corps; Matome Chiloane succeeded him as ANCYL Provincial Chairperson in August 2014.
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Lebogang Maile remained in that portfolio throughout the legislative term.
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Lebogang Maile was elected to a four-year term on the Provincial Executive Committee of the Gauteng ANC from 2014 to 2018.
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Lebogang Maile was re-elected to the ANC Provincial Executive Committee.
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The contest went to a vote in which Lesufi again beat Lebogang Maile narrowly, receiving 575 votes to Lebogang Maile's 543.
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Lebogang Maile was re-elected to a third term on the Provincial Executive Committee.