Nontando Nolutshungu

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Nontando Nolutshungu
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Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
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23 January 2018
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Nationality South African
Political party Economic Freedom Fighters
ProfessionPolitician

Nontando Judith Nolutshungu is a South African politician and a Member of Parliament for the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF).

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Biography

Nolutshungu has a bachelor of social science degree and a postgraduate diploma in transport studies from the University of Cape Town. [1]

In 2013, she joined the Economic Freedom Fighters as an ordinary member. [1] She entered the National Assembly on 23 January 2018 as a replacement for Sipho Mbatha. [1] [2] Nolutshungu then became a member of the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training and the Portfolio Committee on Transport. [3]

At the 2019 South African general election held on 8 May, Nolutshungu won a full term in parliament. [4] She now only serves on the Portfolio Committee on Transport. [3]

In December 2019, Nolutshungu was elected to the EFF's Central Command Team, its highest decision-making structure. [5]

Nolutshungu was re-elected to parliament at the 2024 general election. [6]

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  2. "As on 20 March 2019" (PDF). Parliamentary Monitoring Group. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Nontando Nolutshungu". People's Assembly. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
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  5. Cele, S'thembile (15 December 2019). "EFF elects 40-member central command team". City Press. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  6. "The 400 MPs elected to the National Assembly - IEC - DOCUMENTS | Politicsweb". www.politicsweb.co.za. Retrieved 12 June 2024.