Nontando Nolutshungu
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Nontando Nolutshungu | |
|---|---|
| National Chairperson of the Economic Freedom Fighters | |
| Assumed office 14 December 2024 | |
| President | Julius Malema |
| Preceded by | Veronica Mente |
| Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
| Assumed office 23 January 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Economic Freedom Fighters |
| Profession | Politician |
Nontando Judith Nolutshungu is a South African politician and a Member of Parliament for the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF). She was elected National Chairperson of the EFF in December 2024.
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]
On 14 December 2024, Nontando Nolutshungu was elected national chairperson of the EFF at the party's third national people's assembly.[7] She was appointed chief whip of the EFF caucus in the National Assembly on 15 January 2025.[8]
References
- 1 2 3 "EFF: EFF welcomes Commissars Hlonyane and Nolutshungu to Parliament". Polity. 23 January 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ↑ "As on 20 March 2019" (PDF). Parliamentary Monitoring Group. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- 1 2 "Nontando Nolutshungu". People's Assembly. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ↑ "At least 17 new EFF members in National Assembly". SABC News. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ↑ Cele, S'thembile (15 December 2019). "EFF elects 40-member central command team". City Press. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ↑ "The 400 MPs elected to the National Assembly - IEC - DOCUMENTS | Politicsweb". www.politicsweb.co.za. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ↑ Capa, Siyamtanda. "EFF elects new Central Command Team at 3rd National People's Assembly". News24. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ↑ Maliti, Soyiso. "The rise and rise of Nolutshungu: EFF appoints its new chair as chief whip". News24. Retrieved 17 January 2025.