Peter Keetse

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Peter Keetse
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
In office
22 May 2019 – 5 October 2020
Personal details
Born
Phuti Peter Keetse

, Transvaal Province, South Africa
NationalitySouth African
Political partyEconomic Freedom Fighters
ProfessionPolitician

Phuti Peter Keetse is a South African politician who served as a Member of the National Assembly for the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) from 2019 to 2020. He was the president of the party's student organisation and a FeesMustFall activist.

Background[]

Keetse was born in village in Limpopo. He has a BTech in Civil Engineering from the University of Johannesburg. He was active in #FeesMustFall protests that occurred at the university.[1]

Keetse joined the Economic Freedom Fighters, when it was founded back in July 2013. In 2017, he was elected president of its student command.[1]

Parliamentary career[]

Keetse was elected to the National Assembly of South Africa in May 2019.[2] In June 2019, he became a member of the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Technology.[3] He was a member of the portfolio committee until 4 September 2020.[4]

Keetse resigned from Parliament on 5 October 2020.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Pijoos, Iavan; Gouws, Nico (10 May 2019). "Fallist activists heading for parliament as first-time MPs". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  2. ^ "SEE: These are the people who will represent you in Parliament, provincial legislatures". News24. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  3. ^ "announcements, tablings and committee reports - APRAV" (PDF). APRAV. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Phuti Peter Keetse". People's Assembly. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  5. ^ "National Assembly Members". Parliamentary Monitoring Group. Retrieved 14 October 2020.

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