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Mr Tshitereke Matibe

Member of the Executive Council

Biography

Mr Tshitereke Baldwin Matibe born 19 November 1969 is a former Deputy Speaker of the Limpopo Legislature. He is a former mayor of Mutale Municipality. He is also a former Executive Mayor of Vhembe District Municipality. Matibe is a Chairperson of ANC Vhembe Region.

Education

Matibe has completed his studies in the University of Venda and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Education and Master’s in public Management. He also holds a further Diploma in Education Management from the University of Pretoria, Post Graduate Diploma in Public Management from Regenesys University and he is currently pursuing a PhD in Public Management.

Historical reflection

Mec Matibe is a seasoned Leader of the ANC in Vhembe Region, he has been a chairperson since 2012 and is a former Executive Mayor of Vhembe District Municipality who served from 2012 to 2016. In 2019 Matibe was elected as a Delegate to the National Council of Provinces, he served in this position until he was moved to the Limpopo Legislature where he was sworn in as member of the Limpopo Legislature in 2022. In October that year, the party named Matibe as the Deputy Speaker of the Limpopo Legislature.

MEC Matibe has served in many organisations during his years as public representative.

  • He is a former Provincial Executive Committee Member of SALGA
  • He is a former National Executive Committee Member of SALGA
  • He is a former Chairperson of Governance and Intergovernmental Relations of SALGA
  • He is also a former PEC Member of SALGA
  • He is a former Chairperson of Select Committee on Public Enterprise and Communication of NCOP
  • He is a former member of Select Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Mineral Resources of NCOP
  • He is former Member SADC Parliamentary Forum, Chairperson of Agriculture, food and Natural Resources Portfolio committee.

In June 2024, Matibe was named to the Executive Council of Premier Phophi Ramuthuba as the Member of the Executive Council responsible for the Economic Development, Environment and Tourism.