Gwendoline Lindiwe "Gwen" Mahlangu-Nkabinde (born 16 August 1955) is a South African politician who was

Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa The Speaker of the National Assembly presides over the National Assembly of South Africa, the lower house of the Parliament of South Africa. The speaker is chosen from among the Members of the Assembly at its first sitting following a general ...

from 2008 to 2009. She became Deputy Speaker on 23 April 2004 and was later elected as Speaker on 25 September 2008; in the latter post, she succeeded

Baleka Mbete Baleka Mbete (born 24 September 1949) is a South African politician who served as the Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa from May 2014 to May 2019. She was previously Speaker of the National Assembly from 2004 to 2008, and Deputy ...

, who was appointed as

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, and Mahlangu-Nkabinde was in turn succeeded as Deputy Speaker by former Deputy Health Minister Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge. Following the April 2009 general election, she was replaced as Speaker by

Max Sisulu Max Vuyisile Sisulu (born 23 August 1945) is a South African politician who was Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa from 2009 to 2014. He was elected to the position on 6 May 2009, succeeding Gwen Mahlangu-Nkabinde and becoming th ...

on 6 May 2009. She was appointed

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on 1 November 2010 until she was replaced for her role in the Police lease scandal in 2011. Prior to that, she had served as Deputy Minister of Economic Development from 11 May 2009 to 30 October 2010.

Other positions

Current

* Chairperson, Disciplinary Committee of the National Assembly

Former

* Chairperson, Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs and Tourism * Vice-President, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Co-ordinating Committee of Women Parliamentarians * executive member of the IPU * President of GLOBE ''( The Global Legislators Organisation)'' Southern Africa (2002–2004) * Co-President ''

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'' (2001-2005)

References

Living people African National Congress politicians Speakers of the National Assembly of South Africa 1955 births Women members of the National Assembly of South Africa Members of the National Assembly of South Africa {{SouthAfrica-politician-stub