Neo Harrison Masithela (born 20 March 1966)[1] is a South African politician and businessman who served in the Executive Council of the Free State from 2005 to 2009.
[3] In the next general election in 2004, he was re-elected to a second term, on that occasion as a member of the ANC's Free State caucus.
[4] On 18 May 2005,[5] Masithela resigned from his seat in order to join the Free State Provincial Legislature, where he was appointed by Premier Beatrice Marshoff as Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Tourism, Environment and Economic Affairs; he succeeded Benny Malakoane, whom Marshoff had sacked in April.
[6] He remained in that portfolio until October 2008, when, in a reshuffle, he was moved to replace Mamiki Qabathe as MEC for Agriculture.
[7] He left the provincial legislature and Executive Council after the 2009 general election.