Donald Gumede
{{Short description|South African politician (born 1950)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| party = African National Congress
| office1 = Member of the National Assembly
| termstart1 = January 1995
| termend1 = 7 May 2019
| citizenship = South Africa
| alma_mater = University of the Western Cape
| relations = {{plainlist|
- Archie Gumede (father)
- Josiah Gumede (grandfather)}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|08|30|df=yes}}
| birth_name = Donald Mlindwa Gumede
}}
Donald Mlindwa Gumede (born 30 August 1950) is a South African politician who represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly from 1995 to 2019. He was active in the anti-apartheid movement and trade union movement during apartheid.
Early life and activism
Born on 30 August 1950,{{cite magazine |date=11 June 1999 |title=General Notice: Notice 1319 of 1999 – Electoral Commission: Representatives Elected to the Various Legislatures |url=https://gazettes.africa/archive/za/1999/za-government-gazette-dated-1999-06-11-no-20203.pdf |magazine=Government Gazette of South Africa |location=Pretoria, South Africa |publisher=Government of South Africa |volume=408 |issue=20203 |pages= |access-date=26 March 2021}} Gumede is the son of Archie Gumede and the grandson of Josiah Gumede, both ANC stalwarts.{{Cite news |date=19 March 2015 |title=MP recalls dad's dedication to struggle |work=IOL |url=https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/mp-recalls-dads-dedication-to-struggle-1834410 |access-date=11 April 2023}}{{Cite web |last=Ngqulunga |first=Thobani |date=2012-04-25 |title=Mountain rise: Cemetery in line to become SA heritage site |url=https://www.citizen.co.za/witness/archive/mountain-rise-cemetery-in-line-to-become-sa-heritage-sitehonour-for-anc-leader-20150430/ |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=Witness |language=en}} He was involved in anti-apartheid activism through the United Democratic Front in the 1980s and was a founding member of the Congress of South African Trade Unions. He holds a Bachelor's degree from the University of the Western Cape.{{Cite web |title=Donald Mlindwa Gumede |url=http://www.pa.org.za/person/donald-mlindwa-gumede/ |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=People's Assembly |language=en}}
Legislative career
Gumede joined the National Assembly in early 1995, filling a casual vacancy.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KQAmAQAAMAAJ |title=South Africa News Update |date=1993 |publisher=South African Consulate-General |pages=4 |language=en |chapter=SANCO leader joins brain drain}} He was elected to a full term in the assembly in the 1999 general election and thereafter served four terms in his seat, gaining re-election in 2004,{{cite magazine |date=20 April 2004 |title=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 |url=https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/201409/262770.pdf |magazine=Government Gazette of South Africa |location=Pretoria, South Africa |publisher=Government of South Africa |volume=466 |issue=2677 |pages=4–95 |access-date=26 March 2021}} 2009, 2014. Initially listed on the ANC's national party, he represented the KwaZulu-Natal constituency during his last two terms in the assembly.
References
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External links
- {{People's Assembly (South Africa)|donald-mlindwa-gumede|Mr Donald Mlindwa Gumede}}
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Category:African National Congress politicians
Category:Members of the National Assembly of South Africa 2004–2009
Category:Members of the National Assembly of South Africa 2009–2014
Category:Members of the National Assembly of South Africa 2014–2019
Category:University of the Western Cape alumni
Category:Members of the National Assembly of South Africa 1994–1999
Category:Members of the National Assembly of South Africa 1999–2004