Phumeza Theodora Mpushe is a South African politician who has been an

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since August 2020. She had previously been a member of the

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Political career

Mpushe was elected to the

in the 2014 provincial election as a member of the

. On 27 February 2018, she was appointed as acting chairperson of the public works committee. Mpushe was twentieth on the ANC's list of parliamentary candidates from the

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for the 2019 general election. She did not win a seat at the election, due to the ANC's electoral performance in the Eastern Cape. Following the death of Eastern ANC MP

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in July 2020, the ANC selected Mpushe to take up his seat in the

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. She was sworn in on 14 August 2020. Since becoming an MP, Mpushe has served on the Portfolio Committee on Tourism and the Standing Committee on Auditor General.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mpushe, Phumeza Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Xhosa people Politicians from the Eastern Cape African National Congress politicians Members of the National Assembly of South Africa Women members of the National Assembly of South Africa Members of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature Women members of provincial legislatures of South Africa