Ms Gina served as the Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry from 2019 to June 2024. She was appointed Deputy Minister of Science and Technology on 30 June 2024.
Gina is a professional teacher and has taught in the UThungulu district for over 15 years. During that period, she also ascended to the school leadership position. She has been a member of the South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU), site steward, and North Coast Regional Education Convener for many years.
Gina spearheaded the teacher development, curriculum management programmes and women in leadership seminars in KwaZulu Natal.
Gina was a member of the KZN Provincial Executive Committee of SADTU and a Deputy Chairperson of this organisation. She has been an active member of the ANC in Richards Bay under the Musa Dladla ANC region.
Gina was nominated for deployment to National Parliament in 2009. She has served in various committees in the social cluster. She served in the Higher Education and Training, as well as Basic Education Portfolio Committee as a Whip. In 2014, she was appointed as the Chairperson of the Basic Education Portfolio Committee until 2019. In the 5th Administration, she was the Convener of the social cluster in Parliament
Gina is serving in the Provincial Executive Committee of the South African Communist Party and in 2018, elected as the Provincial Deputy Chairperson of the SACP. She was elected as the Provincial Executive Committee Member in KwaZulu Natal. She is currently serving in both structures.
Gina is from Ndwedwe area in ILembe District Municipality
African National Congress (ANC)
Not associated with any constituency offices
ngina@parliament.gov.za
ngina73@gmail.com
Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation at National Executive (Executive)
since 30th June 2024
Member at National Assembly (Parliament)
since 14th June 2024
Member at African National Congress (ANC) (Party)
Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition at National Executive (Executive)
from 29th May 2019 until 19th June 2024
Member at National Assembly (Parliament)
from 22nd May 2019 until 28th May 2024
3rd Candidate at African National Congress Regional KwaZulu-Natal Election List 2019 (Election List)
from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
Chairperson at Portfolio Committee on Basic Education (National Assembly Committees)
from 24th June 2014 until 7th May 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament)
from 21st May 2014 until 7th May 2019
Constituency Contact at ANC Constituency Office (849): Melmoth (Constituency Office)
from 10th May 2014 until 7th May 2019
Member-elect at National Assembly (Parliament)
from 16th May 2014 until 21st May 2014
6th Candidate at African National Congress Regional KwaZulu-Natal Election List 2014 (Election List)
from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014
Member at National Assembly (Parliament)
from 6th May 2009 until 6th May 2014
Whip at National Assembly (Parliament)
until 6th May 2014
Constituency Contact at ANC Constituency Office (849): Melmoth (Constituency Office)
until 6th May 2014
Member at Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training (Committee)
until 6th May 2014
Fetching the latest messages to Nomalungelo Gina …
2023 committee attendance as minister/deputy
Attended 4 meetings
2022 committee attendance as minister/deputy
Attended 8 meetings
2021 committee attendance as minister/deputy
Attended 9 meetings
2020 committee attendance as minister/deputy
Attended 12 meetings
2019 committee attendance as minister/deputy
Attended 4 meetings
2019 committee attendance as mp
67% attendance rate (2 of 3 )
2018 committee attendance as mp
100% attendance rate (28 of 28 )
2017 committee attendance as mp
67% attendance rate (20 of 30 )
2016 committee attendance as mp
92% attendance rate (24 of 26 )
2015 committee attendance as mp
79% attendance rate (22 of 28 )
2014 committee attendance as mp
(From the start of the Fifth Parliament)
88% attendance rate (15 of 17 )
DISCLAIMER: This information has been obtained via the Parliamentary Monitoring Group. PMG makes every effort to compile reliable and comprehensive information, but does not claim that the data is 100% accurate and complete.
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26 Feb 2019
The Chairperson indicated that it was an election year and the tabling of the Department’s budget would be done later ...
The Chairperson welcomed the Department of Basic Education, and asked that the presentation be as brief as possible, as some ...
Mr Enver Surty, Deputy Minister, Department of Basic Education (DBE), greeted members of the Committee, officials from the Department, Umalusi ...
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With regard to the visit of the National Assembly’s Portfolio Committee on Basic Education to Limpopo and Mpumalanga, during which ...
How schools that have been declared as full service schools are supported in order for such schools to be able ...
285] [Question submitted for oral reply now placed for written reply because in excess of quota [Rule 108(8)]] With ...
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Chairperson, the ANC government introduced a National School Nutrition Programme as one of its pro-poor programmes through which it continues to be a caring government to those who are disadvantaged. ...
Chairperson, the ANC government introduced a National School Nutrition Programme as one of its pro-poor programmes through which it continues to be a caring government to those who are disadvantaged. ...
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Richards Bay, Kwa Zulu Natal |
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Big Sky Trading CC |
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