Judith Tshabalala | |
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Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation | |
In office 7 March 2023 –2024 Servingwith David Mahlobo | |
President | Cyril Ramaphosa |
Preceded by | Dikeledi Magadzi |
Deputy Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources | |
Assumed office 3 July 2024 | |
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
Assumed office 22 May 2019 | |
In office 19 October 2011 –7 May 2014 | |
Preceded by | Noluthando Mayende-Sibiya |
Personal details | |
Born | 30 March 1982 |
Nationality | South African |
Political party | African National Congress |
Profession | Politician |
Judith Tshabalala (born 30 March 1982) is a South African politician from Gauteng who was Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation from March 2023 to 2024. She is the incumbent Deputy Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources,serving from 3 July 2024.
Tshabalala has served as a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa since 2019,and previously from 2011 to 2014. She is a member of the African National Congress.
Tshabalala is a member of the African National Congress. She entered the National Assembly of South Africa on 19 October 2011 as a replacement for Noluthando Mayende-Sibiya. [1] During her first term,she was assigned to both the Standing Committee on Finance and the Portfolio Committee on Arts and Culture. In July 2013,she became a member of the ad hoc committee on the Appointment of the Auditor General. She was not elected to a full term in the 2014 general election,as she was ranked low on the ANC's regional-to-national list. [2]
In May 2019,Tshabalala was elected to return to the National Assembly. [3] From June 2019,she was a member of the Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises. [4]
In a cabinet reshuffle on 6 March 2023,Tshabalala was appointed Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation by president Cyril Ramaphosa. She replaced Dikeledi Magadzi who was dismissed from government. [5]
In February 2020,Tshabalala was hijacked at her home in Sebokeng. She was then taken hostage and dropped off unharmed in Eden Park,Alberton. [6]
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