Lawrence McDonald (South African politician)

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Lawrence McDonald
MP
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Assumed office
22 May 2019
Personal details
Born
Lawrence Edward McDonald

(1966-02-15) 15 February 1966 (age 57)
Nationality South African
Political party African National Congress
OccupationMember of Parliament
ProfessionPolitician

Lawrence Edward McDonald (born 15 February 1966) is a South African politician who has been a Member of the National Assembly since May 2019. McDonald is a member of the African National Congress.

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Parliamentary career

McDonald is a member of the African National Congress. [1] He was 8th on the party's regional Free State election list for the general election of 8 May 2019. [2] Following the election, he was sworn in as a Member of the National Assembly on 22 May 2019. [1] McDonald became a member of the Portfolio Committee on Transport on 27 June. [1]

On 2 July 2019, he nominated Mosebenzi Zwane to become chairperson of the transport committee. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lawrence Edward McDonald". People's Assembly. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. "SEE: These are the people who will represent you in Parliament, provincial legislatures". News24. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  3. Gerber, Jan; Van Diemen, Ethan (2 July 2019). "DA fails in bid to stop controversial ANC MPs from becoming committee chairs". News24. Retrieved 20 September 2020.