Duduzile Sibiya

Duduzile Sibiya
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
In office 22 May 2019 – 28 May 2024
Constituency	KwaZulu-Natal
In office 2011–2014
Personal details
Born	(1957-07-01) 1 July 1957 (age 67)
Nationality	South African
Political party	African National Congress
Profession	Politician

Duduzile Patricia Sibiya[1] (born 1 July 1957) is a South African politician and a former Member of the National Assembly of South Africa. She is a member of the African National Congress (ANC).

Education

Sibiya only attended high school until Grade 11. She holds no tertiary qualifications.[2]

Political career

As a member of the African National Congress, Sibiya has been a member of the provincial executive committee (PEC) of the African National Congress Women's League since 1997.[2]

Parliament

In 2011, Sibiya was elected to the National Assembly of South Africa as a member of the African National Congress. She was appointed to the Portfolio Committee on Police.[2] Prior to the 2014 elections, Sibiya was number 35 on the ANC's list in KwaZulu-Natal.[3] She was not elected to return to the National Assembly.[4]

Sibiya stood as a parliamentary candidate and a candidate for the provincial legislature in the 2019 national and provincial elections.[5][6] She was elected to the National Assembly.[7] During her second term in the National Assembly, she was a member of the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Technology.[8]

In 2024 Sibiya stood for reelection at 170th on the ANC's national list which was too low to secure reelection.[9]

Personal life

Sibiya's interests include singing, gardening and reading.[2]

References

1. "National (incl Regional) seats assigned - Gazette" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
2. "Ms Duduzile Patricia Sibiya". Parliament of South Africa. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
3. "African National Congress Regional KwaZulu-Natal Election List 2014 (Election List)". People's Assembly. Archived from the original on 10 June 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
4. "2014 elections: List of ANC MPs elected to the National Assembly". Politcsweb. 17 May 2014. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
5. "ANC national and provincial lists for 2019 elections". Politicsweb. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
6. "ANC Candidate List 2019 ELECTIONS" (PDF). ANC 1912. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
7. "SEE: These are the people who will represent you in Parliament, provincial legislatures". News24. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
8. "Announcements, tablings and committee reports" (PDF). Parliament of South Africa. 27 June 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
9. "The ANC`s candidate lists for the 2024 elections - DOCUMENTS | Politicsweb". www.politicsweb.co.za. Retrieved 4 December 2024.

External links

• Duduzile Patricia Sibiya at People's Assembly