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Amos Masondo

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Amos Masondo
Masondo in 2007
6th Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces
In office
23 May 2019 – 15 June 2024
DeputySylvia Lucas
Preceded byThandi Modise
Succeeded byRefilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane
ConstituencyJohannesburg
Mayor of Johannesburg
In office
December 2000 – 2011
Preceded byIsaac Mogase
Succeeded byParks Tau
Provincial Treasurer of the African National Congress in Gauteng
In office
1996–1998
ChairpersonTokyo Sexwale
Preceded byMohammed Dangor
Succeeded byJoyce Kgoali
Personal details
Born
Nkosiyakhe Amos Masondo

(1953-04-21) 21 April 1953 (age 71)
Louwsburg, Northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Political partyAfrican National Congress
Residence(s)Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Occupation
  • Politician
  • anti-apartheid activist

Nkosiyakhe Amos Masondo (born 21 April 1953 in Louwsburg[1]) is a South African politician, who served as the Chairperson of South Africa's National Council of Provinces between 2019 and 2024.[2] He was the mayor of the city of Johannesburg, South Africa, between December 2000 and 2011. He is a member of the African National Congress, and was the first elected mayor of the Unified City of Johannesburg.

Biography

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Born in Louwsburg and educated in Soweto, Masondo was a participant in the anti-Afrikaans riots in 1972.[3] He also established underground Umkhonto we Sizwe cells in Soweto, and was imprisoned on Robben Island from 1975 to 1981 for his participation in anti-apartheid activities.

After he was released, he served as a member of the Soweto Civic Association, and was again detained under the emergency regulations from June 1985 to March 1986, and again from July 1986 to 1989.

He was also elected as a member of the Gauteng Legislature, and was subsequently elected to serve as Mayor of Johannesburg in 2000.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "NCOP elects presiding officers". South African Government. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  3. ^ "City Majors: Amos Masondo - Mayor of Johannesburg". 12 January 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
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