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Portfolio Committee on Basic Education

{{Short description|Portfolio Committee in the National Assembly of South Africa}}

{{Infobox organization

| formation = {{start date and age|2009}}

| image =

| abbreviation =

| formerly =

| purpose = Oversight of the Department of Basic Education

| leader_title = Chairperson

| leader_name = Joy Maimela (ANC)

| parent_organisation = National Assembly of South Africa

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}}The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education is a portfolio committee of the National Assembly of South Africa. It oversees the Department of Basic Education and related agencies, including Umalusi and the South African Council of Educators.{{cite web |title=Basic Education |url=https://pmg.org.za/committee/28/ |website=Parliamentary Monitoring Group |access-date=1 July 2021}}

The committee was established in 2009 when the Ministry of Basic Education was established. Before then, its predecessor, the Portfolio Committee on Education, oversaw the Minister of Education, who was responsible for higher education as well as basic education.

List of chairpersons

= 2009–present: Basic Education =

class="wikitable"

!Session

!Chairperson

! colspan="2" |Party

!Election date

!Citation

7th Parliament

|Joy Maimela

|{{party color cell|African National Congress}}

|ANC

|9 July 2024

|{{Cite web |date=9 July 2024 |title=Election of Chairperson |url=https://pmg.org.za/committee-meeting/38999/ |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=Parliamentary Monitoring Group |language=en}}

6th Parliament

|Bongiwe Mbinqo-Gigaba

|{{party color cell|African National Congress}}

|ANC

|2 July 2019

|{{cite web |date=2 July 2019 |title=Election of Chairperson |url=https://pmg.org.za/committee-meeting/28452/ |access-date=1 July 2021 |website=Parliamentary Monitoring Group}}

5th Parliament

|Nomalungelo Gina

|{{party color cell|African National Congress}}

|ANC

|24 June 2014

|{{Cite web |date=24 June 2014 |title=Election of Chairperson |url=https://pmg.org.za/committee-meeting/17144/ |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=Parliamentary Monitoring Group |language=en}}

rowspan="2" |4th Parliament

|Hope Malgas

|{{party color cell|African National Congress}}

|ANC

|18 January 2011

|{{Cite web |date=18 January 2011 |title=National Senior Certificate Examinations 2010: briefing by Department and Umalusi; Election of Chairperson |url=https://pmg.org.za/committee-meeting/12440/ |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=Parliamentary Monitoring Group |language=en}}

Fatima Chohan

|{{party color cell|African National Congress}}

|ANC

|27 May 2009

|{{Cite web |date=27 May 2009 |title=Election of Chairperson |url=https://pmg.org.za/committee-meeting/10383/ |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=Parliamentary Monitoring Group |language=en}}

= 1994–2009: Education =

class="wikitable"

!Session

!Chairperson

! colspan="2" |Party

!Election date

!Citation

3rd Parliament

| rowspan="2" |Shepherd Mayatula

|{{party color cell|African National Congress}}

|ANC

|25 June 2004

|{{Cite web |date=25 June 2004 |title=Chairperson Election |url=https://pmg.org.za/committee-meeting/3717/ |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=Parliamentary Monitoring Group |language=en}}

2nd Parliament

|{{party color cell|African National Congress}}

|ANC

|20 August 1999

|{{Cite web |date=20 August 1999 |title=Election of Chairperson |url=https://pmg.org.za/committee-meeting/3224/ |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=Parliamentary Monitoring Group |language=en}}

References

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External links

  • [https://pmg.org.za/committee/28/ Basic Education] at Parliamentary Monitoring Group
  • [https://www.parliament.gov.za/committee-details/253 Portfolio Committee on Basic Education] at Parliament of South Africa

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Category:Committees of the National Assembly of South Africa