Benny Kotsoane

Itumeleng William "Benny" Kotsoane (born 17 August 1966) is a South African politician and civil servant who represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the Free State Provincial Legislature from 1994 to 2006. Simultaneously, from 1996 to 2005, he served in the Free State Executive Council: he was Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Local Government and Housing (1996–1999 and 2004–2005), MEC for Environmental Affairs and Tourism (1999–2001) and MEC for Safety and Security (2001–2004). He is also a former Deputy Provincial Chairperson of the ANC's Free State branch, an office he held from 1997 to 1998.

In May 2006, Kotsoane left frontline politics to enter public service as Director-General at the national Department of Housing, where he worked under Minister Lindiwe Sisulu from May 2006 until 2009. He initially remained in that position under Sisulu's successor, Tokyo Sexwale, but, less than six months into Sexwale's tenure, announced his departure in November 2009.