Wilson Mudau Explained

Party:African National Congress
Office1:Member of the National Assembly
Termstart1:3 July 2001
Termend1:April 2004
Citizenship:South Africa
Birth Date:4 January 1961
Birth Name:Nyambeni Wilson Mudau
Constituency1:Mpumalanga
Office2:Member of the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature
Termstart2:June 1999
Termend2:July 2001

Nyambeni Wilson Mudau (born 4 January 1961) is a South African politician from Mpumalanga. He represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly from 2001 to 2004. Before that, he served in the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature and National Council of Provinces.

Political career

Born on 4 January 1961,[1] Mudau began his career in the National Council of Provinces. Though not initially elected to his seat in the 1994 general election,[2] he joined the chamber during the legislative term.[3] In the next general election in 1999, he was elected to an ANC seat in the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature, where he served as ANC caucus chairperson.[4]

He left the legislature in early July 2001 as part of a reshuffle of the Mpumalanga ANC's legislative caucuses, viewed by media as part of a "purge" by Mpumalanga Premier Ndaweni Mahlangu.[5] Mudau and other critics of Mahlangu were transferred to the National Assembly, where he was sworn in on 3 July to replace Mabhuza Gininda.

Mudau left Parliament after the 2004 general election. He later served as chairperson of the provincial operating licensing board in Mpumalanga;[6] he was appointed to a three-year term in that position in October 2005.[7]

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. Book: South Africa: Campaign and Election Report April 26–29, 1994 . . 1994 . 13 April 2023 . Yumpu.
  3. Web site: 13 November 1998 . Members of the National Council of Provinces . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/19981205042128/http://www.parliament.gov.za/ncop/ . 1998-12-05 . 2023-05-17 . Parliament of South Africa.
  4. Web site: Arenstein . Justin . 12 July 2001 . Mpuma legislature gets new chief whip . 2023-05-18 . News24 . en-US.
  5. Web site: 2001-06-29 . Purge of the ‘Nandos Club’ . 2023-05-18 . The Mail & Guardian . en-ZA.
  6. Web site: Sithole . Zinkie . 13 December 2005 . Taxi licence fraud probed . 2023-05-18 . Business . en-US.
  7. Web site: 12 October 2005 . Media release: Office of the Premier . 2023-05-18 . Mpumalanga Provincial Government.