Makhosazana Mdlalose

Makhosazana Mdlalose
Member of the National Assembly
In office June 2003 – May 2009
Personal details
Born	(1957-04-11) 11 April 1957 (age 67)
Citizenship	South Africa
Political party	Democratic Alliance (since 2009)
Other political affiliations	National Democratic Convention (2005–09) Inkatha Freedom Party (until 2005)
Relations	Frank Mdlalose (father)

Makhosazana Mpho Mdlalose (born 11 March 1957) is a South African politician who has served in the National Assembly and KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature, variously representing the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), the National Democratic Convention (Nadeco), and the Democratic Alliance (DA).

Early life and career

Mdlalose was born on 11 March 1957.[1] She is the eldest daughter of Frank Mdlalose, the first Premier of KwaZulu-Natal.[2][3] She joined the IFP in her youth and represented the party in the Newcastle Local Council from 1996 to 2000.[4] By 2003, she was an assistant school principal in Newcastle and the chairman of a local party branch.[4]

Legislative career

In late June 2003, Mdlalose was sworn in to a seat in the National Assembly, filling a casual vacancy in the IFP caucus.[4] She was elected to a full term in her seat in the 2004 general election, standing on the party list for the IFP in KwaZulu-Natal. However, she defected to the newly formed Nadeco on 6 September 2005 during the 2005 floor-crossing window.[5] She subsequently served on Nadeco's national executive committee.[6]

Ahead of the 2009 general election, Mdlalose left Nadeco to join the DA, and in the election she was elected to a DA seat in the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature.[7][8]

References

1. "General Notice: Notice 717 of 2004 - Electoral Commission – List of Names of Representatives in the National Assembly and the Nine Provincial Legislatures in Respect of the Elections Held on 14 April 2004" (PDF). Government Gazette of South Africa. Vol. 466, no. 2677. Pretoria, South Africa: Government of South Africa. 20 April 2004. pp. 4–95. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
2. Pressly, Donwald (12 March 2004). "IFP lists its top contenders". News24. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
3. "Young ellie threatens IFP jumbo". The Mail & Guardian. 27 February 2006. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
4. "Row as new IFP MP takes up her seat". IOL. 4 July 2003. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
5. "National Assembly Members". Parliamentary Monitoring Group. 15 January 2009. Archived from the original on 14 May 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
6. "Jiyane disputes Nadeco 'suspension'". The Mail & Guardian. 8 August 2006. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
7. "KwaZulu-Natal MPLs elected April 22". Politicsweb. 29 April 2009. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
8. "DA condemns KZN farm killing". News24. 6 September 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2023.