Masizole Mnqasela (born 1 March 1981) is a South African politician, formerly the 7th Speaker of the

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. He was previously a Member of Parliament with the Democratic Alliance from 2009 to 2014, the Shadow Minister of Home Affairs, and the country's third youngest parliamentarian after the

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, and the Congress of the People's Luzelle Adams.

Political career

Mnqasela was initially an

branch organiser in the executive committee of Ward 96. He was General Secretary of the Ward 96 Development Forum in Makhaza,

Khayelitsha Khayelitsha () is a township in Western Cape, South Africa, on the Cape Flats in the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality. The name is Xhosa for ''New Home''. It is reputed to be the largest

from 2001 to 2002. He introduced the Democratic Alliance to the ANC's bloated Khayelitsha Development Forum (KDF), which refused membership to the DA for quite some time. Mnqasela served as a member of its executive committee between 2004 and 2007.

Constituency Chairperson

From 2003 to 2004, he served as the DA Branch Chairperson of Ward 96 in the

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. In 2004, he participated in a world forum of young people from 25 world countries, which took place in Germany on managing world conflicts, the protection of human rights and advancing liberal principles in the people of the world. Mnqasela served as a councillor in the

between November 2003 and April 2009. In 2006, Mnqasela worked together with

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in negotiating with the PAC to join a political pact, that saw the Democratic Alliance winning the

through a multi-party coalition system. Between 2006 and 2009, he had served as an executive councillor and the Chairperson of both Sub-Council 6 & 10 Mnqasela has served as a member of the DA's Provincial Council since 2004.

DA Federal Council

Mnqasela had been a member of the DA Federal Council from 2012 to 2014.

National Parliament

He served as a member of Parliament in the Republic of South Africa from 2009 to 2014. In the same time, he was the DA Deputy Shadow Minister on Home Affairs.

Provincial Parliament

Mnqasela was sworn in as a Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament on 21 May 2014. For the Fifth Provincial Parliament, he was the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Local Government. On 22 May 2019, he was elected Speaker of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament. On 28 November 2022, the DA terminated his party membership after he made disparaging comments against the party. He faces allegations of corruption and irregularities.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mnqasela, Masizole 1981 births Living people People from Mhlontlo Local Municipality Xhosa people Democratic Alliance (South Africa) politicians Members of the National Assembly of South Africa Members of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament