Ntombi Khumalo | |
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Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
Assumed office 10 November 2021 | |
Preceded by | Cameron Mackenzie |
Constituency | Gauteng |
Member of the City of Johannesburg Mayoral Committee for Corporate and Shared Services | |
In office 28 August 2016 – 27 November 2021 | |
Preceded by | Mally Mokoena [1] |
Succeeded by | Loyiso Masuku |
Personal details | |
Born | Ntombi Valencia Khumalo |
Nationality | South African |
Political party | Democratic Alliance |
Occupation | Member of Parliament |
Profession | Politician, lecturer |
Ntombi Valencia Khumalo is a South African politician and a member of the National Assembly of South Africa since 2021. She is a member of the Democratic Alliance.
Khumalo holds a master's degree in somatology. She had worked in the somatology industry for more than a decade. She worked as the head therapist at Matispa from 2007 to 2008, when she resigned to become a lecturer at the University of Johannesburg. Khumalo later obtained a doctorate in health professions education. She has published research papers in peer-reviewed journals and presented local and international conventions as well. [2] [3]
In 2016, Khumalo was elected as a DA councillor in the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. Herman Mashaba of the DA was elected mayor. [4] He later announced the composition of his mayoral committee, in which he appointed Khumalo as the Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Corporate and Shared Services. [5] Khumalo served in the Mayoral Committee until Mashaba resigned as mayor in November 2019 and the DA subsequently lost control of the metro. [6]
On 18 March 2020, Khumalo was appointed as the Shadow Member of the Mayoral Committee (SMMC) for Economic Development by DA Caucus leader, Leah Knott. [7]
In 2019, Khumalo stood for election to the South African National Assembly as 63rd on the DA's regional list and 196th on the party's national list. [8] Due to the DA's electoral performance, she was not elected to parliament. [9]
Gauteng DA MP Cameron Mackenzie died from COVID-19 complications in July 2021. On 9 September 2021, the DA appointed Khumalo to take up his seat in the National Assembly. [10] She was sworn in as a Member of Parliament on 10 November 2021 by National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula. [11]