Mthenjwa Zondi | |
Honorific-Suffix: | MP |
Office: | Member of the National Assembly of South Africa |
Term Start: | 31 August 2020 |
Predecessor: | Dorah Dunana Dlamini |
Office1: | Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature |
Term Start1: | 21 May 2014 |
Term End1: | 7 May 2019 |
Birthname: | Mthenjwa Amon Zondi |
Birth Date: | 24 December 1966 |
Nationality: | South African |
Party: | African National Congress |
Occupation: | Member of Parliament |
Profession: | Politician |
Mthenjwa Amon Zondi[1] (born 24 December 1966) is a South African politician who has served in the National Assembly since 2020. Prior to serving in parliament, he served as a member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature from 2014 to 2019. Zondi is a member of the African National Congress.
In 2014 Zondi stood for election to the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature as 51st on the African National Congress's provincial legislature list.[2] He was elected and sworn in on 21 May 2014.[3]
In 2019 he stood for re-election at 50th.[4] The ANC won only 44 seats in the provincial legislature and Zondi was not elected to return to the legislature.
On 31 August 2020, Zondi was sworn in as a member of the National Assembly of South Africa, replacing Dorah Dunana Dlamini, who died in June.[5] As of 8 October 2020, he serves as a member of the Portfolio Committee on Sports, Arts and Culture.[6]