Peter Keetse

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Peter Keetse
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
In office
22 May 2019 5 October 2020
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Born
Phuti Peter Keetse

Sekhung, Transvaal Province, South Africa
Political party Economic Freedom Fighters
ProfessionPolitician

Phuti Peter Keetse is a South African politician who served as a Member of the National Assembly for the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) from 2019 to 2020. He was the president of the party's student organisation and a FeesMustFall activist. Keetse played a very significant role in mobilising students' activist and was also an active in the early formation of the EFF Student Command, Which he eventually became its President.

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Background

Keetse was born in Sekhung village in Limpopo. He has a BTech in Civil Engineering from the University of Johannesburg. He was active in #FeesMustFall protests that occurred at the university. [1]

Keetse joined the Economic Freedom Fighters, when it was founded back in July 2013. In 2017, he was elected president of its student command. [1]

Parliamentary career

Keetse was elected to the National Assembly of South Africa in May 2019. [2] In June 2019, he became a member of the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Technology. [3] He was a member of the portfolio committee until 4 September 2020. [4]

Keetse resigned from Parliament on 5 October 2020. [5]

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