Maggie Sotyu | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Minister of Tourism | |
| Assumed office 30 June 2024 | |
| President | Cyril Ramaphosa |
| Minister | Patricia de Lille |
| Deputy Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries | |
| In office 30 May 2019 – 19 June 2024 | |
| President | Cyril Ramaphosa |
| Minister | Barbara Creecy |
| Preceded by | Portfolio restructured |
| Deputy Minister of Arts and Culture | |
| In office 31 March 2017 – 25 May 2019 | |
| President | Jacob Zuma Cyril Ramaphosa |
| Minister | Nathi Mthethwa |
| Preceded by | Rejoice Mabudafhasi |
| Succeeded by | Nocawe Mafu |
| Deputy Minister of Police | |
| In office 31 October 2010 – 30 March 2017 | |
| President | Jacob Zuma |
| Minister | Nathi Mthethwa Nathi Nhleko |
| Preceded by | Fikile Mbalula |
| Succeeded by | Bongani Mkongi |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| Assumed office 14 June 1999 | |
| Constituency | Free State (1999–2019) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 May 1957 |
| Citizenship | South Africa |
| Political party | African National Congress |
| Education | St Matthew's High School |
Makhotso Magdeline "Maggie" Sotyu (born 28 May 1957) is a South African politician who is currently serving as Deputy Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries since May 2019. She has been a deputy minister since 2010, formerly as Deputy Minister of Arts and Culture and Deputy Minister of Police, and has represented the African National Congress in the National Assembly since June 1999.
Sotyu was elected to the National Assembly in the 1999 general election, where she represented the Free State constituency until she was included on the national party list in 2019. Under the cabinet of President Jacob Zuma, she served as Deputy Minister of Police from November 2010 to March 2017 and then as Deputy Minister of Arts and Culture from March 2017 to May 2019. President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed her to her current position after the 2019 general election.