Lomasontfo Dludlu

Lomasontfo Martha Dludlu was a Swazi politician. In 1993 she became the first woman elected to Parliament in the country.

Biography

Dludlu grew up in a rural area did not receive a formal education. She worked as a community motivator and looked after disabled residents and orphans.
Despite being illiterate, she contested the Swazi general election|1993 general elections] in Maphalaleni and was elected to the House of Assembly, defeating eight men and one other woman, becoming the first woman elected to the House. She remained a member until 1998.
She suffered a stroke in 2008 and died at her home on 10 January 2011 aged 64.