Pat Sibande

Pat Sibande
Member of the National Assembly
In office
21 May 2014 – 7 May 2019
In office
2003 – May 2009
ConstituencyMpumalanga
Delegate to the National Council of Provinces
Assembly Member
for Mpumalanga
In office
7 May 2009 – 21 April 2014
Personal details
Born
Mtikeni Patrick Sibande

(1957-11-10) 10 November 1957 (age 67)
CitizenshipSouth Africa
Political partyAfrican National Congress

Mtikeni Patrick Sibande (born 10 November 1957) is a South African politician from Mpumalanga. Between 2003 and 2019, he represented the African National Congress (ANC) in Parliament, serving in both houses. He was chairperson of the Select Committee on Public Services during the 25th Parliament.

Early life and activism

Born on 10 November 1957,[1] Sibande was active in the anti-apartheid youth movement.[2]

Legislative career

Sibande joined the National Assembly in 2003[3] and was elected to a full term in his seat in 2004, representing the ANC in the Mpumalanga constituency.[1] In the next general election in 2009, he was elected to the Mpumalanga caucus of the National Council of Provinces, where he chaired the Select Committee on Public Services.[4][3]

After a single term in the upper house, he returned to the National Assembly, elected off the ANC's national party list in the 2014 general election; while there, he served as the ANC's whip in the Portfolio Committee on Transport during the 26th Parliament.[3] He left Parliament at the 2019 general election.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ Pudi, Thabo Israel (12 December 2014). Stories of the Liberation Struggles in South Africa: Mpumalanga Province. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 978-1-5035-1816-2.
  3. ^ a b c d "Mtikeni Patrick Sibande". People's Assembly. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  4. ^ "ANC unveils who it wants to lead Parliament's portfolio committees". EWN. 21 May 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2023.