Thomas Gumbu

{{Short description|South African politician}}

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Tshilidzi Thomas Gumbu (born 27 March 1967) is a South African politician from Limpopo who served as a member of the National Assembly of South Africa from 2019 until 2024. Gumbu is a member of the African National Congress.

Education and career

Gumbu has matric.{{cite web |title=Mr Tshilidzi Thomas Gumbu |url=https://www.parliament.gov.za/person-details/76 |website=Parliament of South Africa |access-date=20 April 2021}} He has worked as a regional organiser for the African National Congress.

Parliamentary career

Gumbu stood for election to the National Assembly of South Africa in the 2019 general election as a candidate on the ANC's list of Limpopo National Assembly candidates.{{cite web |title=african national congress candidates list 2019 elections |url=https://www.anc1912.org.za/candidates-list-2019 |website=ANC 1912 |access-date=20 April 2021}} He was elected as the ANC won 15 list seats in the province.{{cite news |title=Here’s the full list of politicians who will make up South Africa’s 6th Parliament |url=https://businesstech.co.za/news/government/317164/heres-the-full-list-of-politicians-who-will-make-up-south-africas-6th-parliament/ |access-date=20 April 2021 |newspaper=BusinessTECH |date=15 May 2019}}{{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=20 April 2021 |agency=News24 |date=15 May 2019}}

On 22 May 2019, Gumbu became a Member of Parliament in the National Assembly.{{cite news |title=WATCH: Newly-elected MPs sworn in |url=https://www.enca.com/news/parliament-readies-swearing1 |access-date=20 April 2021 |newspaper=eNCA |date=22 May 2019}} During his term in parliament, he served on the Portfolio Committee on Communications.{{cite web |title=ANNOUNCEMENTS, TABLINGS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS |url=https://www.aprav.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/List-of-members-of-all-the-Portfolio-Committees-for-the-6th-Parliament-published-27-June-2019.pdf |website=APRAV |access-date=20 April 2021 |date=27 June 2019}}

He left parliament at the 2024 general election.

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