Xolisile Qayiso

As a trade unionist, Qayiso was a member of National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union and a shop steward.^[1] He was the provincial treasurer of NEHAWU at one stage. He also served as the provincial chairperson and as the deputy provincial chairperson of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) in the Free State.^[1]

Qayiso was also a branch office bearer and worked as a regional paralegal coordinator. He was a member of the Mangaung Advice Centre in the early 1990s.^[1]

Qayiso joined the African National Congress in 1992 and later the South African Communist Party. He was a branch executive member tasked with political education.^[1] He is currently a member of the provincial executive committee of the ANC.^[1]

Qayiso stood as an ANC parliamentary candidate from the Free State in the 2019 national elections,^[2] and was subsequently elected to the National Assembly and sworn in on 22 May 2019.^[3][4]

In parliament, he was a member of the Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament and the Standing Committee on Appropriations.^[1]

He did not seek reelection in 2024 and left parliament.

• Xolisile Shinars Qayiso at People's Assembly