Nonkqubela Ntomboxolo Pieters

Nonkqubela Ntomboxolo Pieters (born 12 April 1965) is a South African politician and educator who has been the Eastern Cape's Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism since 2024 and a member of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature since 2019, representing the African National Congress (ANC). She previously served as the MEC for Human Settlements from 2019 to 2021 and then as the MEC for Rural Development and Agrarian Reform from 2021 until 2024. Pieters served as the speaker of the Cacadu District Municipality (later renamed to the Sarah Baartman District Municipality) from 2006 to 2018.

In 2022,she focused on improving rural areas in terms of plant production and animal production programs

Early life and education Pieters was born in Somerset East. and attended schools in the same area . Between 1988 and 1990 she studied at the Cape College of Education and graduated with a senior teachers' diploma. Pieters earned a certificate in Maths 1 at the University of Port Elizabeth in 1999. She studied at Rhodes University between 1998 and 2001 and graduated with a further diploma in education in 1999 and a Honours degree in education in 2001. At the Wits Business School, she did a certificate programme in management development (CPMD – Municipal Finance) in 2010 and a certificate programme in leadership development (CPLD) in 2011. In 2015 Pieters received a Master of Public Administration from the University of Fort Hare.

Provincial government Pieters was elected as a member of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature in 2019. Pieters was appointed to the role of Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Human Settlements by the newly elected premier, Oscar Mabuyane.

In March 2021, she was appointed as the MEC responsible for Rural Development and Agrarian Reform, replacing Nomakhosazana Meth, who was appointed Health MEC.

After the 2024 general election, Pieters was sworn in as the MEC responsible for Economic Development, Environmental Affairs, and Tourism, while Nonceba Kontsiwe was taken over as the MEC for Rural Development and Agrarian Reform.