Siphosethu Ngcobo
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). EducationNgcobo holds a bachelor of education degree and a bachelor of arts degree.[1] Political careerNgcobo 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 careerIn 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
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