Nqabayomzi Kwankwa

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Nqabayomzi Kwankwa

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Kwankwa during a debate in 2019
Deputy President of the United Democratic Movement
Assumed office
3 December 2016
President Bantu Holomisa
Preceded by Khanyisile Litchfield-Tshabalala
Deputy Secretary-General of the United Democratic Movement
In office
19 December 2010 –14 December 2015
President Bantu Holomisa
Preceded byUnknown
Succeeded by Bongani Maqungwana
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Assumed office
6 August 2013
Constituency Eastern Cape
Personal details
Born
Nqabayomzi Lawrence Saziso Kwankwa

Cape Province, South Africa
Nationality South African
Political party United Democratic Movement (2007–present)
Other political
affiliations		 African National Congress (Until 2006)
Children5

Nqabayomzi Lawrence Saziso Kwankwa is a South African politician from the Eastern Cape. He has been serving as a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa for the United Democratic Movement (UDM) since August 2013. He is the deputy president of the UDM and the party's chief whip.

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Early life and education

Kwankwa was born in the previous Cape Province, now the Eastern Cape. He grew up in poverty. His father was also a polygamist. He later moved to Cape Town in the 1990s and was homeless for a short time. Due to his financial situation, he could not attend his father's funeral and burial in Middledrift, Eastern Cape, in 1999. [1]

Kwankwa soon found work as a cleaner and security guard. He attended university and achieved a degree in Economics. He proceeded to work in the banking sector before becoming a politician. [1]

Political career

Kwankwa's family were supporters of the African National Congress (ANC). He was a member of the South African Student Congress (SASCO) and participated in SASCO activities, while at university. He left the ANC in 2006 and joined the UDM in 2007. [1] [2]

Kwankwa became a politician in 2009. In 2010, he was elected Deputy Secretary-General of the UDM. He was sworn in as a Member of Parliament in August 2013. He won a full term in May 2014 and became chief whip of the party's parliamentary caucus. [1]

Kwankwa challenged Khanyisile Litchfield-Tshabalala for the post of UDM deputy president in December 2015 and Litchfield-Tshabalala won the election. [3] A year later, in December 2016, Kwankwa was elected to the post following the resignation of Litchfield-Tshabalala. [4] After the 2019 general election, Kwankwa was sworn in for another term as an MP. He remains the party's chief whip.

Personal life

Kwankwa is married and has five children. He won the 2015 Outstanding International Leadership Award. The award has since been renamed after him. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Gqirana, Thulani (31 May 2016). "UDM MP Nqabayomzi Kwankwa, from rubbish tip to Parliament". News24. Cape Town. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "WATCH: New guard of MPs you should know". eNCA. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  3. ↑ Macanda, Siphe (14 December 2015). "UDM has faith in leader". DispatchLIVE. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  4. ↑ Petersen, Tammy (3 December 2016). "New deputy president elected for UDM". News24. Cape Town. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
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