| Intro | South African politician |
| Is | Politician |
| From | South Africa |
| Type | Politics |
| Gender | female |
| Politics | Democratic Alliance |
Raesetja Jane Sithole is a South African politician. She is currently serving as a Member of the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature. She is also the Provincial Leader of the Mpumalanga Democratic Alliance.
Life and career
Sithole achieved a BA Degree in Communications from the University of South Africa. She also obtained a Diploma in Political Leadership and Governance from the Wits School of Governance.
Sithole joined the Democratic Alliance, previously known as the Democratic Party, in 1999. Sithole had served as a councillor from 2000 until 2014 for the Emalahleni Local Municipality and also for the Nkangala District Municipality.
She was elected a Member of the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature in 2014 and was appointed to the position of Chief Whip of the Democratic Alliance caucus. She sits on the committees on Public Works & Transport, Community Safety, Security & Liaison, Health, and Social Development in the legislature.
Before being elected Provincial Leader, Sithole served as Provincial Chairperson of the party. Sithole was elected unopposed as the Provincial Leader of the Mpumalanga Democratic Alliance on 3 March 2018 and succeeded James Masango.
On 20 September 2018, Sithole was announced as the Democratic Alliance’s Mpumalanga Premier candidate for the 2019 election.
Following the May 2019 election, the Provincial Democratic Alliance lost its Official Opposition status to the Economic Freedom Fighters, though the party did manage to retain all three of its seats in the provincial legislature.