Simon Nkosi

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Simon Nkosi
MP
Co-chairperson of the
Incumbent
Assumed office
11 September 2019
Serving with
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Incumbent
Assumed office
22 May 2019
Member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature
In office
1997–2012
Personal details
Born
Bekizwe Simon Nkosi

(1964-06-19) 19 June 1964 (age 57)
NationalitySouth African
Political partyAfrican National Congress
Alma materUniversity of South Africa (LLB, B.Proc)
University of Pretoria (LLM)
OccupationPolitician, attorney

Bekizwe Simon Nkosi (born 19 June 1964) is a co-chairperson of the . He was elected to the National Assembly of South Africa in 2019 as a member of the African National Congress. Nkosi was a member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature between 1997 and 2012 and served as the deputy president of the African National Congress Youth League from 1994 to 1996. Nkosi is an attorney by profession.

Education[]

Nkosi earned a B.Proc degree as well as a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of South Africa. He read for a Master of Laws (LLM) at the University of Pretoria. He completed an Executive Diploma Programme at the School of Business Leadership at UNISA. Nkosi is currently busy with a CIS Professional Post-Graduate Qualification at the Chartered Secretaries Southern Africa.[1]

Political career[]

Nkosi served as the deputy president of the African National Congress Youth League, the youth wing of the African National Congress, from 1994 to 1996. He was a member of the ANC provincial executive committee (PEC) in Gauteng from 1997 to 2000. In 2000, he was elected as a regional chairperson of the ANC. Nkosi also served as an ANC regional secretary.[1]

Nkosi served in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature as an ANC representative from 1997 to 2012.[1]

Parliamentary career[]

Nkosi stood as an ANC parliamentary candidate on the national list in the 2019 general elections,[2] and was elected to the National Assembly and sworn in on 22 May 2019.[3]

Nkosi was named to the Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation on 27 June 2019.[4] On 11 September 2019, Nkosi was elected as a co-chairperson of the Joint Committee on Ethics and Members' Interests alongside National Council of Provinces Permanent Delegate .[5]

In April 2021, he became a member of the Committee for Section 194 Enquiry. The committee will determine Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's fitness to hold office.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Mr Bekizwe Simon Nkosi". Parliament of South Africa. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  2. ^ "ANC national and provincial lists for 2019 elections". Politicsweb. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  3. ^ "SEE: These are the people who will represent you in Parliament, provincial legislatures". News24. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Announcements, tablings and committee reports" (PDF). Parliament of South Africa. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Election of Chairperson". Parliamentary Monitoring Group. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  6. ^ Makinana, Andisiwe (7 April 2021). "Parties deploy heavyweights for Busisiwe Mkhwebane probe". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 31 July 2021.

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