Tovhowani Tshivhase Explained

Party:	African National Congress
Office1:	Member of the National Assembly
Termstart1:	9 May 1994
Termend1:	1 January 2011
Citizenship:	South Africa
Birth Date:	10 September 1946

Tovhowani Josephine Tshivhase (born 10 September 1946) is a South African politician who represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly from May 1994 until January 2011, when she resigned. She is a former chairperson of the assembly's Portfolio Committee on Social Development.

Early life

Tshivhase was born on 10 September 1946^[1] and speaks TshiVenda.^[2]

National Assembly

She was first elected to the National Assembly in the 1994 general election, South Africa's first under universal suffrage.^[3] She gained re-election in 1999 (on that occasion representing the Limpopo constituency), 2004,^[4] and 2009. After the 2004 election, the ANC nominated her to replace Cas Saloojee as chair of the social development committee.^[5] She resigned during her fourth term in the assembly, with effect from 1 January 2011.^[6]

Notes and References

1. 11 June 1999 . General Notice: Notice 1319 of 1999 – Electoral Commission: Representatives Elected to the Various Legislatures . . Pretoria, South Africa . . 408 . 20203 . 26 March 2021.
2. News: 21 May 2006 . Mbeki dunked in linguistic soup . IOL . 27 April 2023.
3. Book: South Africa: Campaign and Election Report April 26–29, 1994 . . 1994 . 13 April 2023 . Yumpu.
4. 20 April 2004 . General Notice: Notice 717 of 2004 - Electoral Commission – List of Names of Representatives in the National Assembly and the Nine Provincial Legislatures in Respect of the Elections Held on 14 April 2004 . . Pretoria, South Africa . . 466 . 2677 . 4–95 . 26 March 2021.
5. News: 23 June 2004 . ANC old guard reshuffled . IOL . 27 April 2023.
6. Web site: Members of the National Assembly . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140209085913/http://www.pmg.org.za/node/30336 . 9 February 2014 . 2 March 2023 . Parliamentary Monitoring Group.