Lewis Nzimande
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Lewis Nzimande | |
|---|---|
| Delegate to the National Council of Provinces | |
| In office 7 May 2009 – 7 May 2019 | |
| Constituency | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office June 1999 – 6 May 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Citizenship | South Africa |
| Political party | African National Congress |
Lewis Paul Musawenkosi Nzimande is a South African politician who represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Council of Provinces from 2009 to 2019.[1] Before that he served in the National Assembly from 1999 to 2009.[2][3]
During his second term in the National Council of Provinces, from 2015 to 2019,[1] Nzimande co-chaired Parliament's Joint Committee on Constitutional Review, which considered – and ultimately recommended in favour of – amending Section 25 of the Constitution to provide for land expropriation without compensation.[4][5] His co-chair was Vincent Smith of the National Assembly.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Lewis Paul Musawenkosi Nzimande". People's Assembly. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ "General Notice: Notice 1319 of 1999 – Electoral Commission: Representatives Elected to the Various Legislatures" (PDF). Government Gazette of South Africa. Vol. 408, no. 20203. Pretoria, South Africa: Government of South Africa. 11 June 1999. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Land constitutional amendment recommendation gets greenlight from NCOP". The Mail & Guardian. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ "'Biggest historic fallacy' of our time is that whites stole the land – AfriForum". News24. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ "Election of co-chairpersons". Parliamentary Monitoring Group. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
External links
- Mr Lewis Paul Musawenkosi Nzimande at People's Assembly
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- African National Congress politicians
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