1. Tasneem Motara was born on 7 December 1982 and is a South African politician who has been the Gauteng MEC for Human Settlements since July 2024 and a member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature since May 2019.
11 Facts About Tasneem Motara
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Tasneem Motara was the MEC for Infrastructure Development and Property Management between May 2019 and October 2022 and, before her appointment to her current position, the MEC for Economic Development from October 2022 until June 2024.
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Tasneem Motara served as the chief whip of the provincial delegation.
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Tasneem Motara joined the African National Congress Youth League's branch in Benoni in 2000.
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Tasneem Motara has served on the branch executive committees of multiple wards and branches.
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Tasneem Motara currently serves on the ANC's regional executive committee in Ekurhuleni.
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Tasneem Motara was appointed chief whip of the provincial delegation.
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On 27 June 2022, Tasneem Motara was elected as the deputy provincial secretary of the ANC in Gauteng.
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Tasneem Motara was appointed MEC for Human Settlements in July 2024.
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In January 2018, Tasneem Motara announced that she was HIV positive after her former partner threatened to expose her status.
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Tasneem Motara tested positive for COVID-19 on 3 July 2020.