Elvis Siwela

Elvis Siwela
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
In office 22 May 2019 – 1 April 2023
Succeeded by	Lydia Moroane
Constituency	Mpumalanga
In office 21 May 2014 – 20 September 2017
Succeeded by	Gijimani Skosana
Constituency	Mpumalanga
Personal details
Born	Elvis Kholwana Siwela
Political party	African National Congress
Alma mater	Regenesys Business School
Profession	Politician

Elvis Kholwana Siwela is a South African politician who was an African National Congress Member of the National Assembly of South Africa from 2014 to 2017 and again from 2019 until 2023.

Background

Siwela earned a master's degree in Public Management from Regenesys Business School. He served on the provincial executive committee (PEC) of the African National Congress in Mpumalanga.[1]

Parliamentary career

In 2014 he was elected to the National Assembly of South Africa from the ANC's Mpumalanga list.[2] Siwela was appointed to serve on the Portfolio Committee on Telecommunications and Postal Services and the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training.[1] In September 2017, he resigned from the National Assembly.

Siwela was elected back to the National Assembly in the May 8, 2019 general election.[3] He was then appointed to the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education. In October 2019, he questioned whether the grade 9 certificate should be issued to all pupils and at what cost.[4] In August 2021, he became a member of the Portfolio Committee on Health.[5]

Siwela resigned from Parliament with effect from 1 April 2023.[6]

References

1. "Mr Elvis Kholwana Siwela". Parliament of South Africa. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
2. "2014 elections: List of ANC MPs elected to the National Assembly - DOCUMENTS | Politicsweb". www.politicsweb.co.za. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
3. "SEE: These are the people who will represent you in Parliament, provincial legislatures". News24. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
4. Etheridge, Jenna. "Grade 9 certificate means exiting a phase, not school system - Motshekga". News24. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
5. "Elvis Kholwana Siwela". People's Assembly. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
6. "National Assembly Members (As on 23 May 2023)" (PDF). Parliamentary Monitoring Group. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.