Siphosethu Ngcobo | |
Honorific-Suffix: | MP |
Office: | Member of the National Assembly of South Africa |
Term Start: | 22 May 2019 |
Office1: | Secretary-General of the Inkatha Freedom Party |
President1: | Velenkosini Hlabisa |
Deputy1: | Albert Mncwango |
Term Start1: | 25 August 2019 |
Predecessor1: | Velenkosini Hlabisa |
Birthname: | Siphosethu Lindinkosi Ngcobo |
Nationality: | South African |
Party: | Inkatha Freedom Party |
Occupation: | Member of Parliament |
Profession: | Politician |
Siphosethu Lindinkosi Ngcobo is a South African politician who has been serving as the Secretary-General of the Inkatha Freedom Party since August 2019. He was elected to the National Assembly of South Africa in May 2019. Ngcobo is a former president of the National Teachers Union (NATU).
Ngcobo holds a bachelor of education degree and a bachelor of arts degree.[1]
Ngcobo is a long-standing member of the Inkatha Freedom Party. He was a branch chairperson, a constituency chairperson and a regional chairperson. In August 2019, he was elected secretary-general of the party, succeeding Velenkosini Hlabisa.[2] Ngcobo was also the mayor of Ulundi.
Until September 2018, Ngcobo served as the president of the National Teachers Union. He was succeeded by Allen Thompson.[3]
In the 2019 election, Ngcobo was elected to the National Assembly of South Africa via the IFP's regional list.[4] He was sworn in on 22 May 2019. On 27 June 2019, he was given his committee assignments.[5]
Ngcobo was ranked high enough on the IFP regional-to-national list in KwaZulu-Natal to be returned to the National Assembly for his second term following the 2024 general election.[6]