Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature
Mr Mthembu joined the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature in 2009 after spending twenty years in the private sector as an engineering technician. He studied Chemical Engineering Diploma, Post Graduate Diploma in Project Management, Post Graduate Diploma Governance and Leadership, and has submitted his thesis on Masters in Management.
He started his political career at the age of 17 as a student leader, involved in underground units in the eighties.
He later held various leadership positions in trade union NEHAWU, and the ANC at branch and regional level. He is currently a Provincial Secretary of the South African Communist Party in KwaZulu-Natal Natal and sits in its Central Committee.
At the Provincial Legislature he started as Chairperson of Agriculture and Rural Development in 2009 to 2016 appointed as MEC for the same in 2016 until 2019. He was appointed as the Deputy Speaker of the Provincial Legislature.
Hon Mthembu served on the committees of Chairpersons, Rules, STACOV, Programme, Discipline, SCOPA, Premier and PPP.
African National Congress (ANC)
ANC Constituency Office: SACP Office
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KwaZulu-Natal
Member at Rules Committee KZN (Kwazulu-Natal-Provincial-Legislature-Committee)
since 25th November 2021
Member at Programme Committee Kzn (Kwazulu-Natal-Provincial-Legislature-Committee)
since 25th November 2021
Member at Disciplinary Committee KZN (Kwazulu-Natal-Provincial-Legislature-Committee)
since 25th November 2021
Deputy Speaker at KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature (Provincial-Legislature)
since November 2019
Constituency Contact at ANC Constituency Office: SACP Office (Constituency Office)
since June 2019
Member at KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature (Provincial-Legislature)
since 22nd May 2019
Deputy Speaker at KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature (Provincial-Legislature)
since May 2019
Member at African National Congress (ANC) (Party)
Member at SCOPA Committee (Kwazulu-Natal-Provincial-Legislature-Committee)
from 2nd July 2019 until November 2019
38th Candidate at African National Congress Provincial KwaZulu-Natal Election List 2019 (Election List)
from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
Member at KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature (Provincial-Legislature)
from 21st May 2014 until 7th May 2019
Member-elect at KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature (Provincial-Legislature)
from 16th May 2014 until 21st May 2014
32nd Candidate at African National Congress Provincial KwaZulu-Natal Election List 2014 (Election List)
from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014
Member at Economic Development and Tourism Committee (Kwazulu-Natal-Provincial-Legislature-Committee)
until 6th May 2014
Member at Sports and Recreation Committee (Kwazulu-Natal-Provincial-Legislature-Committee)
until 6th May 2014
Chair at Agriculture and Rural Development Committee (Kwazulu-Natal-Provincial-Legislature-Committee)
until 6th May 2014
Alternate Member at Health Committee (Kwazulu-Natal-Provincial-Legislature-Committee)
until 6th May 2014
Member at Conservation and Environment Committee (Kwazulu-Natal-Provincial-Legislature-Committee)
until 6th May 2014
Member of the Provincial Legislature at KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature (Provincial-Legislature)
until 6th May 2014
Member at Agriculture and Rural Development Committee (Kwazulu-Natal-Provincial-Legislature-Committee)
until 6th May 2014
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