George Madikiza
George Madikiza | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office until May 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George Tembela Madikiza 16 August 1953 |
| Citizenship | South Africa |
| Political party | African National Congress (since 2011) |
| Other political affiliations | United Democratic Movement (until 2011) |
George Tembela Madikiza (born 16 August 1953)[1] is a South African politician who represented the United Democratic Movement (UDM) in the National Assembly. He joined during the second democratic Parliament and served as the UDM's spokesman on foreign affairs and then as the party's chief whip.[2] He was elected to his first full term in the assembly in the 2004 general election.[1]
Madikiza was deputy provincial chairperson of the UDM in the Eastern Cape in 2011, when it was announced that he had left the party to defect to the governing African National Congress.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "General Notice: Notice 717 of 2004 - Electoral Commission – List of Names of Representatives in the National Assembly and the Nine Provincial Legislatures in Respect of the Elections Held on 14 April 2004" (PDF). Government Gazette of South Africa. Vol. 466, no. 2677. Pretoria, South Africa: Government of South Africa. 20 April 2004. pp. 4–95. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ "Politicians react to Manuel's Budget". The Mail & Guardian. 18 February 2004. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ "UDM leaders defect to ANC". IOL. 13 July 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2023.