Semakaleng Mokgadi Moema (born 4 November 1984) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the London Assembly Member for North East since 2021.
Moema was born in Islington to South African parents who had fled Apartheid in the 1970s.
[1][2] She attended St Michael's Catholic Grammar School and Mahindra United World College.
[6] Moema is a mayoral adviser for private rented sector and housing affordability on Hackney Council,[7] in which role she introduced a licensing scheme for privately rented housing in Hackney.
[12] She has successfully campaigned against Section 21 "no fault" evictions,[13] with the Labour Government formed following the 2024 General Election including a ban in their first King's Speech.