Nontando Nolutshungu Explained

Nontando Nolutshungu
Honorific-Suffix:MP
Office:Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Term Start:23 January 2018
Nationality:South African
Party:Economic Freedom Fighters
Profession:Politician

Nontando Judith Nolutshungu is a South African politician and a Member of Parliament for the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF).

Biography

Nolutshungu has a bachelor of social science degree and a postgraduate diploma in transport studies from the University of Cape Town.[1]

In 2013, she joined the Economic Freedom Fighters as an ordinary member. She entered the National Assembly on 23 January 2018 as a replacement for Sipho Mbatha.[2] Nolutshungu then became a member of the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training and the Portfolio Committee on Transport.[3]

At the 2019 South African general election held on 8 May, Nolutshungu won a full term in parliament.[4] She now only serves on the Portfolio Committee on Transport.

In December 2019, Nolutshungu was elected to the EFF's Central Command Team, its highest decision-making structure.[5]

Nolutshungu was re-elected to parliament at the 2024 general election.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. News: EFF: EFF welcomes Commissars Hlonyane and Nolutshungu to Parliament . 28 December 2020 . Polity . 23 January 2018.
  2. Web site: As on 20 March 2019 . Parliamentary Monitoring Group . 28 December 2020.
  3. Web site: Nontando Nolutshungu . People's Assembly . 28 December 2020.
  4. News: At least 17 new EFF members in National Assembly . 28 December 2020 . SABC News . 10 May 2019.
  5. News: Cele . S'thembile . EFF elects 40-member central command team . 28 December 2020 . City Press . 15 December 2019.
  6. Web site: The 400 MPs elected to the National Assembly - IEC - DOCUMENTS Politicsweb . 2024-06-12 . www.politicsweb.co.za . en.