Thandiwe Zungu

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Thandiwe Zungu
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
In office
22 May 2019 28 May 2024
Personal details
Born
Thandiwe Rose Marry Zungu

(1960-08-09) 9 August 1960 (age 64)
Nationality South African
Political party African National Congress
Alma mater Durban University of Technology
ProfessionPolitician

Thandiwe Rose Marry Zungu (born 9 August 1960) is a South African politician and a former Member of Parliament (MP) for the African National Congress from KwaZulu-Natal.

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Early life and education

Zungu was born on 9 August 1960. She holds a certificate in management and a certificate in leadership from the Durban University of Technology. [1]

Political career

A member of the African National Congress, she was elected as the treasurer of the party's Moses Mabhida region in 1989. [1] In 2008 she was elected as a member of the ANC's regional executive committee and regional working committee. [1] Zungu became a member of the provincial executive committee of the African National Congress Women's League in 2017. [1]

Parliament

Zungu stood as an ANC parliamentary candidate from KwaZulu-Natal in the 2019 national elections and was elected to the National Assembly and sworn in on 22 May 2019. [2] [3] [4] [5]

On 27 June 2019, Zungu became a member of the National Assembly's Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation. [6] She was named to the Joint Standing Committee on Defence on 5 September 2019. [7] She did not stand in the 2024 general election and left parliament as a consequence. [8]

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