Mthenjwa Zondi

South African politician

Mthenjwa Zondi MP

Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Incumbent
Assumed office 31 August 2020
Preceded by	Dorah Dunana Dlamini
Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature
In office 21 May 2014 – 7 May 2019

Personal details
Born	Mthenjwa Amon Zondi (1966-12-24) 24 December 1966 (age 57)
Nationality	South African
Political party	African National Congress
Occupation	Member of Parliament
Profession	Politician

Mthenjwa Amon Zondi^[1] (born 24 December 1966) is a South African politician who has served in the National Assembly since 2020. Prior to serving in parliament, he served as a member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature from 2014 to 2019. Zondi is a member of the African National Congress.

Political career

In 2014 Zondi stood for election to the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature as 51st on the African National Congress's provincial legislature list.^[2] He was elected and sworn in on 21 May 2014.^[3]

In 2019 he stood for re-election at 50th.^[4] The ANC won only 44 seats in the provincial legislature and Zondi was not elected to return to the legislature.

On 31 August 2020, Zondi was sworn in as a member of the National Assembly of South Africa, replacing Dorah Dunana Dlamini, who died in June.^[5] As of 8 October 2020, he serves as a member of the Portfolio Committee on Sports, Arts and Culture.^[6]

References

^ "Electoral Act: Publication of reviewed lists of candidates (English / Afrikaans)" (PDF). Government of South Africa. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
^ "African National Congress (ANC) Candidates for the 2014 provincial election KwaZulu-Natal". People's Assembly. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
^ "2014 elections: Members of KwaZulu-Natal legislature". Politicsweb. 18 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
^ "ANC national and provincial lists for 2019 elections". Politicsweb. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
^ "List of members (As on 20 May 2021)" (PDF). Parliamentary Monitoring Group. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
^ "Mr Mthenjwa Amon Zondi". People's Assembly. Retrieved 21 May 2021.