Elvis Kholwana Siwela is a South African politician who was an African National Congress Member of the National Assembly of South Africa from 2014 to 2017 and again from 2019 until 2023.
Elvis Siwela | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
| In office 22 May 2019 – 1 April 2023 | |
| Succeeded by | Lydia Moroane |
| Constituency | Mpumalanga |
| In office 21 May 2014 – 20 September 2017 | |
| Succeeded by | Gijimani Skosana |
| Constituency | Mpumalanga |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elvis Kholwana Siwela |
| Political party | African National Congress |
| Alma mater | Regenesys Business School |
| Profession | Politician |
Background
editSiwela earned a master's degree in Public Management from Regenesys Business School. He served on the provincial executive committee (PEC) of the African National Congress in Mpumalanga.[1]
Parliamentary career
editIn 2014 he was elected to the National Assembly of South Africa from the ANC's Mpumalanga list.[2] Siwela was appointed to serve on the Portfolio Committee on Telecommunications and Postal Services and the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training.[1] In September 2017, he resigned from the National Assembly.
Siwela was elected back to the National Assembly in the May 8, 2019 general election.[3] He was then appointed to the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education. In October 2019, he questioned whether the grade 9 certificate should be issued to all pupils and at what cost.[4] In August 2021, he became a member of the Portfolio Committee on Health.[5]
Siwela resigned from Parliament with effect from 1 April 2023.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Mr Elvis Kholwana Siwela". Parliament of South Africa. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ "2014 elections: List of ANC MPs elected to the National Assembly - DOCUMENTS | Politicsweb". www.politicsweb.co.za. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ "SEE: These are the people who will represent you in Parliament, provincial legislatures". News24. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ Etheridge, Jenna. "Grade 9 certificate means exiting a phase, not school system - Motshekga". News24. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ "Elvis Kholwana Siwela". People's Assembly. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ "National Assembly Members (As on 23 May 2023)" (PDF). Parliamentary Monitoring Group. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.