Shela Paulina "Polly" Boshielo is a South African politician who has been the Deputy Minister of Police since 3 July 2024.
[3] She was elected speaker of the legislature on 13 October, succeeding Mirriam Ramadwa, who had initially refused to resign.
On that same day, premier Stanley Mathabatha appointed Boshielo Member of the Executive Council for Education.
[7] During her tenure as Education MEC, Limpopo was the worst-performing province in the country in the 2021 matric results.
[8] On 29 June 2022, Mathabatha conducted a cabinet reshuffle, in which he announced that Boshielo and the MEC for Transport, Safety and Liaison, Mavhungu Lerule-Ramakhanya would exchange positions.