Cynthia Majeke

Cynthia Majeke
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
In office
21 May 2014 – 7 May 2019
Personal details
NationalitySouth African
Political partyUnited Democratic Movement

Cynthia Nocollege Majeke is a South African politician affiliated with the United Democratic Movement party. Between 2014 and 2019, Majeke served as a Member of Parliament in the National Assembly.

Parliamentary career

A member of the United Democratic Movement, Majeke stood as a candidate in the general election on 7 May 2014. She was third on her party's regional-to-national list.[1] She was not elected to the National Assembly at first, however, Lennox Gaehler opted against serving in the National Assembly to go to the National Council of Provinces. The UDM subsequently chose Majeke.[2]

Tenure

Majeke's term as an MP began on 21 May 2014.[3]

In August 2017, she and other MPs on the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education were involved in a car accident outside Paarl in the Western Cape.[4] Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga, visited her in hospital.[5]

Majeke left parliament on 7 May 2019.[3]

Committee assignments

On 20 June 2014, committees were established, and she received her assignments. Her committee memberships were as follows:

  • Portfolio Committee on Basic Education[6]
  • Portfolio Committee on Health[6]
  • Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements[6]
  • Portfolio Committee on Women in the Presidency[6]
  • Committee on Multi-party Women's Caucus[6]

References

  1. ^ "United Democratic Movement (UDM) Candidates for the 2014 national election Eastern Cap". People's Assembly. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  2. ^ "National Assembly members" (PDF). Parliamentary Monitoring Group. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Experience: Cynthia Nocollege Majeke". People's Assembly. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  4. ^ "ANC identifies MP killed in Paarl crash". Politicsweb. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Minister Motshekga to visit injured MP's in hospital, 03 August 2017". Education.gov.za. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Ms Cynthia Majeke". Parliament of South Africa. Archived from the original on 7 July 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2020.