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Nontando Nolutshungu

Nontando Nolutshungu
MP
National Chairperson of the Economic Freedom Fighters
Incumbent
Assumed office
14 December 2024
PresidentJulius Malema
Preceded byVeronica Mente
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Incumbent
Assumed office
23 January 2018
Personal details
NationalitySouth African
Political partyEconomic Freedom Fighters
ProfessionPolitician

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.

Biography

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]

References

  1. ^ a b c "EFF: EFF welcomes Commissars Hlonyane and Nolutshungu to Parliament". Polity. 23 January 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  2. ^ "As on 20 March 2019" (PDF). Parliamentary Monitoring Group. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Nontando Nolutshungu". People's Assembly. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  4. ^ "At least 17 new EFF members in National Assembly". SABC News. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  5. ^ Cele, S'thembile (15 December 2019). "EFF elects 40-member central command team". City Press. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  6. ^ "The 400 MPs elected to the National Assembly - IEC - DOCUMENTS | Politicsweb". www.politicsweb.co.za. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  7. ^ Capa, Siyamtanda. "EFF elects new Central Command Team at 3rd National People's Assembly". News24. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
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