Stone Sizani
South African politician (born 1954)
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Phumelele Stone Sizani (born 2 March 1954) is a South African politician who was, until his resignation on 2 March 2016, a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa and the African National Congress Chief Whip.[1] Upon leaving Parliament he became South African Ambassador to Germany.[2]
Stone Sizani | |
|---|---|
Sizani in 2014 | |
| Chief Whip of the Majority Party | |
| In office 2013 – 2 March 2016 | |
| President | Jacob Zuma |
| Preceded by | Mathole Motshekga |
| Succeeded by | Jackson Mthembu |
| Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
| In office 22 April 2009 – 2 March 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 March 1954 |
| Party | African National Congress |
| Alma mater | University of East Anglia |
Early life
At the age of 18 he was arrested and sent to Robben Island as a political prisoner, where he remained incarcerated from 1978 to 1980.[3] He graduated with an MA in development studies from the University of East Anglia in 1995, where he was a Chevening Scholar.[4]
