Judith Tshabalala
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| office = Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation
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| president = Cyril Ramaphosa
| term_start = 7 March 2023
| term_end = 2024
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| term_end3 = 7 May 2014
| predecessor3 = Noluthando Mayende-Sibiya
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Judith Tshabalala (born 30 March 1982) is a South African politician from Gauteng. A member of the African National Congress, she has been the Deputy Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources since July 2024. She was formerly the Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation from March 2023 to July 2024.
Tshabalala has served as a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa since 2019, and previously from 2011 to 2014. She is a member of the African National Congress.
Parliamentary career
Tshabalala is a member of the African National Congress. She entered the National Assembly of South Africa on 19 October 2011 as a replacement for Noluthando Mayende-Sibiya.{{cite web |title=LIST OF MEMBERS 4th Parliament As of 17 January 2012 |url=https://static.pmg.org.za/docs/2012/2012JanNAList.htm |website=Parliamentary Monitoring Group |access-date=24 October 2020}} During her first term, she was assigned to both the Standing Committee on Finance and the Portfolio Committee on Arts and Culture. In July 2013, she became a member of the ad hoc committee on the Appointment of the Auditor General. She was not elected to a full term in the 2014 general election, as she was ranked low on the ANC's regional-to-national list.{{cite web |title=Ms Judith Tshabalala |url=https://www.pa.org.za/person/judith-tshabalala/ |website=People's Assembly |access-date=23 October 2020}}
In May 2019, Tshabalala was elected to return to the National Assembly.{{cite news |title=SEE: These are the people who will represent you in Parliament, provincial legislatures |url=https://www.news24.com/news24/Elections/News/see-these-are-the-people-who-will-represent-you-in-parliament-provincial-legislatures-20190515 |access-date=23 October 2020 |newspaper=News24 |date=15 May 2019}} From June 2019, she was a member of the Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises.{{cite web |title=Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises |url=https://www.parliament.gov.za/committee-details/156 |website=Parliament of South Africa |access-date=23 October 2020}}
National government
In a cabinet reshuffle on 6 March 2023, Tshabalala was appointed Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation by president Cyril Ramaphosa. She replaced Dikeledi Magadzi who was dismissed from government.{{Cite web |title=Ramokgopa named new minister of electricity |url=https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/south-africa/2023-03-07-ramokgopa-named-new-minister-of-electricity/ |access-date=2023-03-07 |website=SowetanLIVE |language=en-ZA}}
Personal life
In February 2020, Tshabalala was hijacked at her home in Sebokeng. She was then taken hostage and dropped off unharmed in Eden Park, Alberton.{{cite news |last1=Head |first1=Tom |title=ANC MP hijacked, taken hostage during terrifying ordeal in Gauteng |url=https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/who-is-judith-tshabalala-anc-mp-hijacked/ |access-date=23 October 2020 |newspaper=The South African |date=23 February 2020}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.parliament.gov.za/person-details/365 Ms Judith Tshabalala] at Parliament of South Africa
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Category:Politicians from Gauteng
Category:Members of the National Assembly of South Africa 2019–2024
Category:Members of the National Assembly of South Africa 2009–2014
Category:Women members of the National Assembly of South Africa