Claudia Ndaba
Claudia Ndaba Member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature | |
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| In office 6 May 2009 – 6 May 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 July 1968 |
| Political party | African National Congress |
| Alma mater | University of Pretoria |
| Profession | Politician |
Claudia Nonhlanhla Ndaba (born 30 July 1968) is a South African politician. A member of the
Early life and education
Ndaba was born on 30 July 1968. Growing up, her uncles were members of the
Career
After graduating from the Ann Latsky Nursing College, her nursing career did not take off as she expected due to her appointment as an administrative secretary in the office of the Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry.[1]
Political career
In 2009, Ndaba was elected to the Gauteng Provincial Legislature as an ANC representative.[2] She was elected deputy provincial secretary of the African National Congress Women's League in 2012, a position she held until 2015. She was also a member of the National Executive Committee of the women's league.[3]
Ndaba was elected as a member of the National Assembly at the 2014 general election from the ANC's Gauteng list.[4] She was named to the Portfolio Committee on Health. In 2015, she was elected to serve on the National Working Committee of the ANC's women's league.[3] In November 2016, she was elected chairperson of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Filling of Vacancies for Gender Equality.[5] Ndaba became an alternate member of the Ad Hoc Committee on Funding of Political Parties on 21 June 2017.[3]
Between October and November 2017, she was a member of the Portfolio Committee on Economic Development, before becoming an alternate member of the portfolio committee.[3] The Ad Hoc Committee on the Filling of Vacancies in the Commission for Gender Equality was reestablished in 2018 and Ndaba was elected chairperson again unopposed, despite opposition members nominating fellow ANC MP Grace Tseke. Tseke declined the nomination.[6]
In 2019, Ndaba was re-elected to the National Assembly, this time as a candidate on the ANC's national list.[7] Following the election, she was elected to serve on the Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth and People with Disabilities.[8] Ndaba was elected chairperson of the committee, succeeding Thandi Memela, who left parliament at the election.[9]
References
- ^ a b Panyane, Masego. "Knowledge is key for public representatives, says ANC MP after graduating with a Bachelor of Public Administration from UP". University of Pretoria. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "Gauteng MPLs elected April 22". Politicsweb. 30 April 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Ms Claudia Nonhlanhla Ndaba". People's Assembly. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "2014 elections: List of ANC MPs elected to the National Assembly". Politicsweb. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "Election of the Chairperson". Parliamentary Monitoring Group. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "Election of chairperson". Parliamentary Monitoring Group. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "SEE: These are the people who will represent you in Parliament, provincial legislatures". News24. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "Announcements, tablings and committee reports" (PDF). Parliament of South Africa. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "Election of Chairperson". Parliamentary Monitoring Group. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
External links
- Ms Claudia Nonhlanhla Ndaba at Parliament of South Africa
- Ncube-Ndaba , Claudia Nonhlanhla at African National Congress Parliamentary Caucus