Christopher Howard Mzwakhe Sibisi (27 July 1970 – 18 October 2023) was a South African educator and politician who served as a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa from May 2019 until his death. Sibisi was a member of the

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. He served as the party's acting secretary-general in 2019.

Education

Sibisi held a matric certificate as well as a teacher's diploma.

Politics

Sibisi was a member of the

. He was appointed the acting secretary general of the party after incumbent Nhlanhlakayise Khubisa had resigned. He held this position until December 2019, when Canaan Mdletshe was elected to the position.

Parliamentary career

Sibisi was nominated to the

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after the general election held on 8 May 2019. He was sworn in as an MP on 22 May 2019.

Committees

On 27 June 2019, he received his committee assignments: *Portfolio Committee on Basic Education (Alternate Member) *

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(Alternate Member) *Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour (Alternate Member) *Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration (Member) *Portfolio Committee on Sports, Arts and Culture (Member) *Portfolio Committee on Transport (Alternate Member)

Death

Sibisi died on 18 October 2023.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sibisi, Mzwakhe 1970 births 2023 deaths Politicians from KwaZulu-Natal Zulu people 21st-century South African politicians Members of the National Assembly of South Africa National Freedom Party politicians