Nokwethemba Biyela
Nokwethemba Biyela | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office until June 1999 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 October 1954 |
| Citizenship | South Africa |
| Political party | United Democratic Movement |
| Other political affiliations | African National Congress (until 1999) |
Nokwethemba Thelisile Biyela (born 15 October 1954)[1] is a South African politician who represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly during the first post-apartheid Parliament. Though she was not initially elected in the 1994 election,[2] she was sworn in during the legislative term.[3] At that time she was secretary of the ANC Women's League in Northern Natal.[4]
Ahead of the 1999 general election, Biyela joined the breakaway United Democratic Movement (UDM) and stood unsuccessfully for re-election, in the KwaZulu-Natal constituency, under its banner.[1] She remained a member of the UDM thereafter; most recently, in the 2014 general election, she was ranked first on the party's list for KwaZulu-Natal, but again did not secure election.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "General Notice: Notice 921 of 1999 – List of candidates submitted in terms of the Electoral Act, 1998" (PDF). Government Gazette of South Africa. Vol. 407, no. 20070. Pretoria, South Africa: Government of South Africa. 11 May 2009. pp. 4–95. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ South Africa: Campaign and Election Report April 26–29, 1994. International Republican Institute. 1994. Retrieved 13 April 2023 – via Yumpu.
- ^ "Members of the National Assembly". Parliament of South Africa. 3 June 1998. Archived from the original on 28 June 1998. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ "Women's League rebels get a lashing from the regions". The Mail & Guardian. 24 February 1995. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ "Nokwethemba Thelisile Biyela". People's Assembly. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
External links
[edit]- Nokwethemba Thelisile Biyela at People's Assembly
- Living people
- 1954 births
- African National Congress politicians
- United Democratic Movement (South Africa) politicians
- 21st-century South African politicians
- 21st-century South African women politicians
- 20th-century South African women politicians
- Members of the National Assembly of South Africa 1994–1999
- Women members of the National Assembly of South Africa