Dikeledi Magadzi
Dikeledi Phillistus Magadzi is a South African African National Congress politician who has been Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation since 2021 and a Member of the National Assembly since 2014. She served as Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Transport from 2014 to 2019 and as Deputy Minister of Transport from 2019 to 2021. Magadzi had previously served as a Member of the Executive Council (MEC) in the Limpopo Provincial Government. Biography. Magadzi is a member of the African National Congress. From 1994 to 1998, she served as the Member of the Executive Council (MEC) responsible for  the Public Works portfolio in the Limpopo Provincial Government. She then served as the MEC for Agriculture from 2004 to 2009 and as the MEC for Safety and Security from 2009 to 2010. Magadzi was a member member of the Federation of South African Women, a member of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress Women's League from 1990 to 1996, National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union (NEHAWU) from 1987 to 1994 and the United Democratic Front (UDF) from 1985 to 1990. Since 2007, she has served on the National Executive Committee of the African National  Congress. Magadzi has five children and two grandchildren. In 2014, Magadzi was elected to the National Assembly as one of 249 ANC MPs. She was elected to chair the Portfolio Committee on Transport (2014-2019). Following her re-election in 2019, she was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Transport. In August 2021, Magadzi was appointed Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation.