Mgcini Tshwaku

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Mgcini Tshwaku
MP
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Incumbent
Assumed office
14 November 2017
Preceded byShadrack Tlhaole
Member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature
In office
21 May 2014 – 2017
Personal details
Born
Mgcini Tshwaku

(1976-06-07) 7 June 1976 (age 45)
NationalitySouth African
Political partyEconomic Freedom Fighters
Alma materUniversity of Fort Hare (BSc)
University of Cape Town (BSc, MSc)
ProfessionPolitician

Mgcini Tshwaku (born 7 June 1976) is a South African politician who has served in the South African National Assembly as a member of the Economic Freedom Fighters since 2017. Prior to serving in parliament, he was a Member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature between 2014 and 2017.

Education[]

Tshwaku holds a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Applied Maths, Physics and Chemistry from the University of Fort Hare, a Bachelor of Science (BSc) and a Master of Science (MSc) in Chemical Engineering from the University of Cape Town. Tshwaku is currently a PhD candidate in Chemical Engineering at the University of South Africa.[1]

Political career[]

Tshwaku was the convenor of the Economic Freedom Fighters in Gauteng from 2013 to 2014. In 2014 he was elected as a Member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature.[2]

In 2017 he resigned from the provincial legislature.[3] He was sworn in as a member of the National Assembly on 14 November 2017, replacing Shadrack Tlhaole.[4] Tshwaku was then named to the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education and the Portfolio Committee on Monitoring and Evaluation.[1] In 2018, he was elected to the EFF's Central Command Team and War Council.[1]

Tshwaku was re-elected to the National Assembly in 2019.[5] He serves as an alternate member of the National Assembly's Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Mr Mgcini Tshwaku". Parliament of South Africa. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  2. ^ "2014 elections: Members of Gauteng legislature". Politicsweb. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Mgcini Tshwaku". People's Assembly. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  4. ^ @FloydShivambu (November 14, 2017). "We welcome Commissar Mgcini Tshwaku to the National Assembly. Commissar Mgcini is the EFF National Organiser, Member of CCT & War Council" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "SEE: These are the people who will represent you in Parliament, provincial legislatures". News24. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
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