Sthembiso Ngema | |
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Deputy Leader of the Democratic Alliance in KwaZulu-Natal | |
Assumed office 29 April 2023 | |
Preceded by | Chris Pappas |
Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature | |
Assumed office 28 September 2023 | |
Deputy Provincial Chairperson of the Democratic Alliance in KwaZulu-Natal | |
In office 27 March 2021 –29 April 2023 | |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic Alliance |
Sthembiso Ngema is a South African politician who has been a member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature since 2023,representing the Democratic Alliance. Ngema is the party's deputy provincial leader in KwaZulu-Natal.
Ngema had served as a Democratic Alliance councillor in the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality. At the DA provincial elective conference held on 27 March 2021,he was elected as one of three deputy provincial chairpersons of the DA alongside Elma Rabe and Sehana Kajee. [1]
In April 2023,Ngema stood for deputy provincial leader of the party. [2] He was elected at the party's provincial conference,having defeated Mzamo Billy. [3]
On 28 September 2023,Ngema was sworn in as a Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature;he filled the casual vacancy that arose when Hlanganani Gumbi resigned earlier that month. [4]
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