Hope Malgas

Hope Helene Malgas is a South African politician who is a former member of National Assembly and member of African National Congress (ANC) political party.

Career Malgas was a teacher before becoming a member of parliament (National Assembly of South Africa), she served on Portfolio Committees on Women, Children, Youths and persons with disabilities. She was also a chairperson of the Portfolio Committees on Basic Education and Social Development. Malgas was a member of Parliament from May 2014 to May 2019 through African National Congress (ANC). She focused on improving education quality, monitoring teachers development and ensuring credible matriculation examinations.

She frequently engaged with provincial education departments to address issues directly impacting youths and learners in general, such as food poverty and infrastructure deficits.