Xola Nqola

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Xola Nqola
MP
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Incumbent
Assumed office
22 May 2019
ConstituencyEastern Cape
Personal details
Born
Xola Nqola

(1986-08-12) 12 August 1986 (age 35)
NationalitySouth African
Political partyAfrican National Congress
OccupationPolitician

Xola Nqola (born 12 August 1986) is a South African politician from the Eastern Cape. In 2019 he became a Member of Parliament (MP) for the African National Congress.

Parliamentary career[]

Nqola became a parliamentary candidate for the African National Congress in the 2019 general elections. He appeared seventh on the ANC's Eastern Cape list,[1] thus qualifying for a seat in National Assembly as the ANC won 18 list seats in the province.[2] On 22 May 2019, Nqola was sworn in as a Member of Parliament.[3]

He became a member of the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services, a member of the Constitutional Review Committee and an alternate member of the Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation on 27 June 2019.[4]

In October 2019, Nqola proposed that be shortlisted as a candidate for interviews for the position of deputy public protector.[5]

On 7 April 2021, Nqola became a non-voting member of the Ad hoc Committee on the Section 194 Enquiry, which will determine if Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane should be removed from office or not.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Candidates List 2019 Elections". African National Congress. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  2. ^ "SEE: These are the people who will represent you in Parliament, provincial legislatures". News24. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  3. ^ "MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY" (PDF). Parliament of South Africa. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  4. ^ "announcements, tablings and committee reports - APRAV" (PDF). APRAV. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  5. ^ Makinana (24 October 2019). "Mbuyiseni Ndlozi rejects nomination of Gigaba's ex-adviser as deputy public protector". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  6. ^ Makinana, Andisiwe (7 April 2021). "Parties deploy heavyweights for Busisiwe Mkhwebane probe". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

External links[]

  • Profile at Parliament of South Africa
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