Mavhungu Lerule-Ramakhanya
Mavhungu Maureen Lerule-Ramakhanya is a South African politician serving as the Limpopo MEC (Member of the Executive Council) for Transport and Community Safety since March 2020. A member of the African National Congress, she has been a Member of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature since May 2019. She served as the speaker of the legislature from May 2019 to March 2020. Lerule-Ramakhanya is a former mayor of the Vhembe District Municipality. Political career. Lerule-Ramakhanya is a long-standing member the African National Congress. She took office as mayor of the Makhado Local Municipality on 1  December 2008, succeeding Glory Mashaba. In April 2012, the ANC provincial executive committee resolved to remove three mayors. The party reasoned that poor service delivery was behind its decision. Lerule-Ramakhanya was one of the three and she stepped down as mayor on 22 April. Farisani Mutavhatsindi was appointed as her successor. On 14 December 2018, Lerule-Ramakhanya was elected mayor of the Vhembe District Municipality. She succeeded Florence Radzilani, who resigned following her involvement in the VBS Mutual Bank controversy. She was sworn in by High Court Judge Frans Kgomo on the same day. For the provincial election that  was held on 8 May 2019, Lerule-Ramakhanya was placed 13th on the party's provincial list. She was elected to the Limpopo Provincial Legislature as the ANC won 38 seats. She was sworn in as an MPL on 22 May 2019. The ANC selected her as their candidate for speaker, and she was elected. On 23 March 2020, premier Stanley Mathabatha appointed Lerule-Ramakhanya as the Member of the Executive Council responsible for the provincial Department of Transport and Community Safety, succeeding Dickson Masemola. The changes came into effect on the same day. Rosemary Molapo succeeded her as speaker  of the legislature. Personal life. Lerule-Ramakhanya married Happy Ramakhanya in July 2011.