Nthabiseng Khunou

Nthabiseng Pauline Khunou (born 21 December 1969) is a South African politician from the Free State. She represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly from 2003 to 2019 and formerly served in the Free State Provincial Legislature.

Political career Born on 21 December 1969, Khunou was a student activist and later served as a local councillor in the Motheo District Municipality. In the 1999 general election, she was elected to an ANC seat in the Free State Provincial Legislature. and subsequently gained re-election to further terms in 2009 and 2014. In addition, in 2018, she was elected to chair the Standing Committee on the Auditor-General after the incumbent, Vincent Smith, stepped aside to confront corruption allegations. Khunou was also active in the Free State branch of the ANC Women's League