Godrich Gardee | |
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Deputy President of the Economic Freedom Fighters | |
Assumed office 14 December 2024 | |
President | Julius Malema |
Preceded by | Floyd Shivambu |
Secretary-General of the Economic Freedom Fighters | |
In office 15 December 2014 –14 December 2019 | |
President | Julius Malema |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Marshall Dlamini |
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
In office 21 May 2024 –29 February 2020 | |
Personal details | |
Political party | Economic Freedom Fighters |
Profession | Politician |
Godrich Gardee is a South African politician and Deputy President of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF). He became involved in politics in 1985 [1] and has a Higher National Diploma in Accounting and National Park Auditing. [2]
Gardee was succeeded as Secretary-General by Marshall Dlamini in December 2019. He resigned as an MP on 28 February 2020. [3]
Gardee was elected Deputy President in December 2024. [4]
In May 2022,Gardee's daughter,Hillary Gardee,a 28-year-old IT graduate,was abducted and murdered in Mbombela. Passers-by found her lifeless body several days later at the edge of a forest on a deserted stretch of the Sabie road. [5]
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