Koliswa Fihlani

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Koliswa Fihlani
MPL
Member of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature
Assumed office
2009 or earlier
Personal details
Citizenship South Africa
Political party African National Congress

Koliswa or Kholiswa Fihlani is a South African politician who has represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature for over a decade. She has served as Deputy Chief Whip of the Majority Party in the legislature since 2019.

She was elected to the provincial legislature in the 2009 general election, ranked 38th on the ANC's provincial party list, [1] and in the 2014 general election, ranked tenth. [2] In the 2019 general election, she was ranked 13th on the party list [3] and was appointed as Deputy Chief Whip during the legislature's first sitting; she deputised Loyiso Magqashela. [4] [5]

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References

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  2. "2014 elections: Members of Eastern Cape legislature". Politicsweb. 18 May 2014. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
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