Pat Sibande Explained

Party:African National Congress
Termstart1:2003
Termend1:May 2009
Citizenship:South Africa
Birth Date:10 November 1957
Office:Member of the National Assembly
Constituency1:Mpumalanga
Constituency Am2:Mpumalanga
Office2:Delegate to the National Council of Provinces
Termstart:21 May 2014
Termend:7 May 2019
Termstart2:7 May 2009
Termend2:21 April 2014
Birth Name:Mtikeni Patrick Sibande

Mtikeni Patrick Sibande (born 10 November 1957) is a South African politician from Mpumalanga. Between 2003 and 2019, he represented the African National Congress (ANC) in Parliament, serving in both houses. He was chairperson of the Select Committee on Public Services during the 25th Parliament.

Early life and activism

Born on 10 November 1957,[1] Sibande was active in the anti-apartheid youth movement.[2]

Legislative career

Sibande joined the National Assembly in 2003[3] and was elected to a full term in his seat in 2004, representing the ANC in the Mpumalanga constituency. In the next general election in 2009, he was elected to the Mpumalanga caucus of the National Council of Provinces, where he chaired the Select Committee on Public Services.[4]

After a single term in the upper house, he returned to the National Assembly, elected off the ANC's national party list in the 2014 general election; while there, he served as the ANC's whip in the Portfolio Committee on Transport during the 26th Parliament. He left Parliament at the 2019 general election.

Notes and References

  1. 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.
  2. Book: Pudi, Thabo Israel . Stories of the Liberation Struggles in South Africa: Mpumalanga Province . 2014-12-12 . Xlibris Corporation . 978-1-5035-1816-2 . en.
  3. Web site: Mtikeni Patrick Sibande . 2023-06-14 . People's Assembly . en.
  4. Web site: 21 May 2009 . ANC unveils who it wants to lead Parliament's portfolio committees . 2023-06-14 . EWN . en.