Lindiwe Lasindwa
Lindiwe Lasindwa | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature | |
| In office 2006 – 1 August 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1 August 2021 |
| Citizenship | South Africa |
| Political party | African National Congress |
Lindiwe Lasindwa (died 1 August 2021) was a South African politician who represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature from 2006 until her death in 2021. A former local councillor in KwaThema, Gauteng, she was also a member of the Provincial Executive Committee of the ANC's Gauteng branch.
Political career
[edit]Lasindwa was a ward councillor in KwaThema from 2004 until 2006, when she joined the Gauteng Provincial Legislature.[1] She was re-elected to her first full term in the legislature in the 2009 general election, ranked 33rd on the ANC's provincial party list,[2] and she was elected to her second and third terms, respectively, in 2014 (ranked 28th) and 2019 (ranked 25th).[3]
During her tenure in office, she served stints as Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Petitions[4] and of the Portfolio Committee on Infrastructure Development and Gender, Youth, and People with Disabilities.[5] At the time of her death, she chaired the legislature's Portfolio Committee on Economic Development, Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development.[5] She also served as a member of the Provincial Executive Committee of the Gauteng ANC, having been elected to a four-year term on the committee at a party elective conference in July 2018.[6]
Death
[edit]She died on 1 August 2021 after a short illness.[1][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Kwa-Thema residents mourn the death of Lindiwe Lasindwa". African Reporter. 2021-08-06. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
- ^ "Gauteng MPLs elected April 22". Politicsweb. 30 April 2009. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
- ^ "Lindiwe Lasindwa". People's Assembly. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
- ^ "Gauteng Legislature given shake up". The Mail & Guardian. 2012-08-07. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
- ^ a b c "Gauteng Legislature mourns the passing of MPL Lindiwe Lasindwa". Gauteng Provincial Legislature. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
- ^ "ANC Gauteng province on the successful 13th provincial conference". Polity. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
External links
[edit]- Ms Lindiwe Lasindwa at People's Assembly
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