Charlotte Lobe
Charlotte Lobe | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Free State Provincial Legislature | |
| In office May 2004 – October 2008 | |
| Provincial Secretary of the Free State African National Congress | |
| In office June 2005 – February 2008 | |
| Chairperson | Ace Magashule |
| Preceded by | Pat Matosa |
| Succeeded by | Sibongile Besani |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office June 1999 – April 2004 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Madiepetsane Charlotte Pheko 2 July 1973 |
| Citizenship | South Africa |
| Political party | African National Congress |
| Other political affiliations | Congress of the People (2008–2010 only) |
| Relations | Gertrude Mothupi (sister) |
| Alma mater | University of the Free State |
Madiepetsane Charlotte Lobe (née Pheko; born 2 July 1973) is a South African politician, diplomat and civil servant who represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly from 1999 to 2004 and in the Free State Provincial Legislature from 2004 to 2008. In October 2008, she defected to the Congress of the People (COPE), a newly formed breakaway party.
Lobe served as General-Secretary of COPE until she was removed from that office in October 2010. She has since rejoined the ANC. After several years of employment in public administration, in July 2022 she embarked on a posting as South African High Commissioner to Singapore. She is also a former Provincial Secretary of the ANC's Free State branch and a former member of the ANC's National Executive Committee.