Gordon Gcinikhaya Mpumza is a South African politician for the

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. He has been a member of the

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since

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. Mpumza had previously served as the Executive Mayor and as the Municipal Manager of the Alfred Nzo District Municipality in the

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Biography

Mpumza earned a

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(BA) from the

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. Mpumza is a member of the

. From 1990 to 1995, he was the chairperson of an ANC branch in an Eastern Cape sub-region. He was the regional chairperson of the ANC's Wild Coast Region from 1996 to 1998. Mpumza served on the ANC's provincial executive committee (PEC) from 2000 to 2015. Mpumza had previously served as the Executive Mayor and as the municipal manager of the Alfred Nzo District Municipality. In 2014, he stood unsuccessfully for election to the

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as a candidate on the ANC's list. In

Mpumza was elected to the National Assembly. He is a member of the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mpumza, Gcinikhaya Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Xhosa people Politicians from the Eastern Cape Members of the National Assembly of South Africa African National Congress politicians