Thandiwe Zungu

South African politician (born 1960)

Thandiwe Zungu MP

Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 May 2019
Constituency	KwaZulu-Natal

Personal details
Born	Thandiwe Rose Marry Zungu (1960-08-09) 9 August 1960 (age 63)
Nationality	South African
Political 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.^[1] In 2008 she was elected as a member of the ANC's regional executive committee and regional working committee.^[1] Zungu became a member of the provincial executive committee of the African National Congress Women's League in 2017.^[1]

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]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Ms Thandiwe Rosemary Zungu". Parliament of South Africa. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
^ "AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS CANDIDATES LIST 2019 ELECTIONS". ANC 1912. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
^ "ANC national and provincial lists for 2019 elections". African National Congress. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
^ "SEE: These are the people who will represent you in Parliament, provincial legislatures". News24. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
^ "Who's nominated for the National Assembly & provincial legislatures?". EWN. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
^ "Announcements, tablings and committee reports" (PDF). Parliament of South Africa. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
^ "Thandiwe Rose Marry Zungu". People's Assembly. Retrieved 21 May 2021.