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Siphosethu Ngcobo

Siphosethu Ngcobo
MP
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Incumbent
Assumed office
22 May 2019
Secretary-General of the Inkatha Freedom Party
Incumbent
Assumed office
25 August 2019
PresidentVelenkosini Hlabisa
DeputyAlbert Mncwango
Preceded byVelenkosini Hlabisa
Personal details
Born
Siphosethu Lindinkosi Ngcobo
NationalitySouth African
Political partyInkatha Freedom Party
OccupationMember of Parliament
ProfessionPolitician

Siphosethu Lindinkosi Ngcobo is a South African politician who has been serving as the Secretary-General of the Inkatha Freedom Party since August 2019. He was elected to the National Assembly of South Africa in May 2019. Ngcobo is a former president of the National Teachers Union (NATU).

Education

Ngcobo holds a bachelor of education degree and a bachelor of arts degree.[1]

Political career

Ngcobo is a long-standing member of the Inkatha Freedom Party. He was a branch chairperson, a constituency chairperson and a regional chairperson.[1] In August 2019, he was elected secretary-general of the party, succeeding Velenkosini Hlabisa.[2] Ngcobo was also the mayor of Ulundi.[1]

Until September 2018, Ngcobo served as the president of the National Teachers Union. He was succeeded by Allen Thompson.[3]

Parliamentary career

In the 2019 election, Ngcobo was elected to the National Assembly of South Africa via the IFP's regional list.[4] He was sworn in on 22 May 2019. On 27 June 2019, he was given his committee assignments.[5]

Ngcobo was ranked high enough on the IFP regional-to-national list in KwaZulu-Natal to be returned to the National Assembly for his second term following the 2024 general election.[6]

Committee assignments

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Mr Siphosethu Lindinkosi Ngcobo". Parliament of South Africa. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  2. ^ Duma, Nkosikhona (25 August 2019). "The IFP's new top six revealed". EWN. KwaZulu-Natal. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  3. ^ Ndlovu, Thando (10 September 2018). "NATU's new head takes tough stance". Pressreader. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Who's nominated for the National Assembly & provincial legislatures?". EWN. Johannesburg. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Siphosethu Lindinkosi Ngcobo". People's Assembly. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  6. ^ "The 400 MPs elected to the National Assembly - IEC - DOCUMENTS | Politicsweb". www.politicsweb.co.za. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
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