Thokozile Malinga
Thokozile Malinga | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
| Assumed office 22 May 2019 | |
| Constituency | Mpumalanga |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Valentia Thokozile Malinga 19 December 1974 |
| Nationality | South African |
| Political party | African National Congress |
| Occupation | Member of Parliament |
| Profession | Politician |
Valentia Thokozile Malinga (born 19 December 1974) is a South African politician and a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa from Mpumalanga. She is a member of the African National Congress.
Background
[edit]Malinga has a matric certificate.[1] She studied for a Bachelor of Arts in Education, but could not complete the degree. She is a former member of the mayoral committee in the Lekwa Local Municipality in Mpumalanga and a current member of the provincial executive committee of the African National Congress (ANC).[1] She had previously been the branch secretary of the ANC's Johnny Mokoena branch, a sub-region convenor of the African National Congress Youth League, and a regional executive committee member and a regional working committee member of the ANC's Gert Sibande region in Mpumalanga.[1]
In 2014, she stood for election to the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature as 26th on the ANC's list.[2] She was not elected. Malinga then worked as an administrator at the ANC's Lekwa constituency office until 2016.
Parliamentary career
[edit]In 2019 Malinga stood for election to the South African National Assembly as 7th on the ANC's list of National Assembly candidates from Mpumalanga.[3] She was elected to the National Assembly in the election.[4]
Malinga currently serves as a member of the Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy and as an alternate member of the Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Ms Valentia Thokozile Malinga". Parliament of South Africa. Cape Town. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "African National Congress (ANC) Candidates for the 2014 provincial election Mpumalanga". People's Assembly. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "ANC Candidates List 2019". ANC 1912. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "The list of Mpumalanga representatives in the National Assembly". Mpumalanga News. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "Announcements, tablings and committee reports" (PDF). Parliament of South Africa. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
External links
[edit]- Valentia Thokozile Malinga at People's Assembly