Thandiwe Zungu Explained

Thandiwe Zungu
Honorific-Suffix:MP
Office:Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Constituency:KwaZulu-Natal
Term Start:22 May 2019
Birthname:Thandiwe Rose Marry Zungu
Birth Date:9 August 1960
Nationality:South African
Party:African National Congress
Alma Mater:Durban University of Technology
Occupation:Member of Parliament
Profession:Politician

Thandiwe Rose Marry Zungu (born 9 August 1960) is a South African politician and a Member of Parliament (MP) for the African National Congress from KwaZulu-Natal.

Early life and education

Zungu was born on 9 August 1960. She holds a certificate in management and a certificate in leadership from the Durban University of Technology.[1]

Political career

A member of the African National Congress, she was elected as the treasurer of the party's Moses Mabhida region in 1989. In 2008 she was elected as a member of the ANC's regional executive committee and regional working committee. Zungu became a member of the provincial executive committee of the African National Congress Women's League in 2017.

Parliament

Zungu stood as an ANC parliamentary candidate from KwaZulu-Natal in the 2019 national elections and was elected to the National Assembly and sworn in on 22 May 2019.[2] [3] [4] [5]

On 27 June 2019, Zungu became a member of the National Assembly's Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation.[6] She was named to the Joint Standing Committee on Defence on 5 September 2019.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ms Thandiwe Rosemary Zungu . Parliament of South Africa . 21 May 2021.
  2. Web site: AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS CANDIDATES LIST 2019 ELECTIONS . ANC 1912 . 21 May 2021.
  3. Web site: ANC national and provincial lists for 2019 elections . African National Congress . 21 May 2021.
  4. News: SEE: These are the people who will represent you in Parliament, provincial legislatures . 21 May 2021 . News24 . 15 May 2019.
  5. News: Who's nominated for the National Assembly & provincial legislatures? . 21 May 2021 . EWN . 15 May 2019.
  6. Web site: Announcements, tablings and committee reports . Parliament of South Africa . 21 May 2021.
  7. Web site: Thandiwe Rose Marry Zungu . People's Assembly . 21 May 2021.