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Hlanganani Gumbi

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Hlanganani Gumbi
Gumbi in 2010
Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature
In office
3 November 2022 – 29 August 2023
In office
21 May 2014 – 7 May 2019
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
In office
22 May 2019 – 3 November 2022
Succeeded byMichael Bond
Personal details
Born
Hlanganani Siphelele Gumbi

(1989-12-18) 18 December 1989 (age 34)
NationalitySouth African
Political partyDemocratic Alliance
ProfessionPolitician

Hlanganani Siphelele Gumbi (born 18 December 1989) is a South African politician. A member of the Democratic Alliance, Gumbi was elected to the eThekwini city council in 2011. In 2014, he was elected to the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature.[1] Gumbi became a member of the National Assembly of South Africa following the 2019 general election. He was appointed Shadow Deputy Minister of Tourism.[2][3] In 2022, he resigned from the National Assembly to return to the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature. He was then appointed as the DA KZN Spokesperson on Agriculture and Rural Development.[4]

In late-August 2023, Gumbi announced his resignation as a Member of the Provincial Legislature after he received a Chevening Scholarship to study a Master of Science in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management at the University of Liverpool in England.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Mr Hlanganani Siphelele Gumbi (DA)". People's Assembly. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ "DA announces shadow KZN Cabinet". News24. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  3. ^ Head, Tom (5 June 2019). "DA's Shadow Cabinet: Dependables return, with a small hint of controversy". The South African. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  4. ^ "DA delighted to welcome Hlanganani Gumbi back to KZN Legislature Caucus". Democratic Alliance - KwaZulu-Natal. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  5. ^ Mavuso, Sihle (29 August 2023). "Another DA leader leaves his position to further his studies overseas". IOL. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
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