Fish Mahlalela

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Provincial Chairperson of the African National Congress in Mpumalanga
In office
March 2002 – June 2005
DeputyWilliam Lubisi
Preceded byNdaweni Mahlangu
Succeeded byThabang Makwetla
Personal details
Born
Amos Fish Mahlalela

(1962-08-29) 29 August 1962 (age 61)
Eastern Transvaal
South Africa
Political partyAfrican National Congress
Alma materUniversity of the Witwatersrand

Amos Fish Mahlalela (born 29 August 1962) is a South African politician from

ANC Veterans' League
in Mpumalanga.

A former

Provincial Chairperson
of the ANC's Mpumalanga branch from 2002 to 2005.

Early life and activism

Mahlalela was born on 29 August 1962 in

Eastern Transvaal (present-day Mpumalanga).[citation needed] He matriculated at the nearby Nkomazi High School and later completed an honours degree in governance and leadership at the University of the Witwatersrand.[1][2]

He joined the

end of apartheid.[4]

During the post-apartheid transition, Mahlalela applied for amnesty at the

police informant.[5]

Post-apartheid political career

Provincial government

In the

Member of the Executive Council in six different portfolios: Environmental Affairs and Tourism; Culture, Sports and Recreation; Local Government and Traffic; Roads and Transport; Safety and Security; and Health and Social Development.[1][2]

During his time in the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature, Mahlalela served as

Provincial Chairperson of the ANC's Mpumalanga branch from 2002 to 2004. He ran for the position in a crowded field of contenders, which also included the incumbent, Ndaweni Mahlangu, and provincial Speaker William Lubisi, among others.[10] He was elected in a landslide at a provincial party conference on 23 March 2002, receiving 261 votes to Mahlangu's 98.[11] He served only one term in the office: at the next elective conference in June 2005, he was unseated by Mahlangu's successor as Premier, Thabang Makwetla.[12]

National government

In the 2014 general election, Mahlalela stood as a candidate for the National Assembly and was elected to a seat. He served as the ANC's whip in the Portfolio Committee on Health during the fifth democratic Parliament from 2014 to 2019.[7] Ahead of the ANC's 54th National Conference in December 2017, Mahlalela was a prominent campaigner for Cyril Ramaphosa's winning presidential bid.[13][14]

He was re-elected to his parliamentary seat in the

ANC Veterans' League, serving alongside Provincial Secretary Wilson Mudau.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Deputy Minister". Department of Tourism. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Fish Mahlalela, Mr". South African Government. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Mahlalela, Amos Fish". ANC Parliamentary Caucus. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "Mpumalanga ANC elects new veterans' chairperson". Mpumalanga News. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  5. SAPA
    . 7 June 1999. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  6. ^ South Africa: Campaign and Election Report April 26–29, 1994. International Republican Institute. 1994. Retrieved 13 April 2023 – via Yumpu.
  7. ^ a b "Axe to fall on embattled Phosa". The Mail & Guardian. 29 January 1999. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  8. ^ "'Witch-hunts' behind Mahlalela's sacking". The Mail & Guardian. 31 March 2000. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Premier's reshuffle seen as 'reward'". The Mail & Guardian. 18 February 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Scramble for Mpumalanga posts". The Mail & Guardian. 22 March 2002. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  11. ^ Arenstein, Justin (25 March 2002). "Mahlalela bears no grudges". News24. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  12. ^ "'Mbeki man' gets top job". News24. 19 June 2005. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  13. ^ "Concerted push to fill ANC vacancies". The Mail & Guardian. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  14. ^ "Mabuza had better watch his back". The Mail & Guardian. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  15. ^ a b "Unionists, women and an alleged smuggler? Who's who in Ramaphosa's Cabinet". The Mail & Guardian. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2023.

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