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Nqabayomzi Kwankwa MP
Kwankwa in 2023

Deputy President of the United Democratic Movement
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 December 2016
President	Bantu Holomisa
Preceded by	Khanyisile Litchfield-Tshabalala
Deputy Secretary-General of the United Democratic Movement
In office 19 December 2010 – 14 December 2015
President	Bantu Holomisa
Preceded by	Unknown
Succeeded by	Bongani Maqungwana
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 August 2013
Constituency	Eastern Cape

Personal details
Born	Nqabayomzi Lawrence Saziso Kwankwa Cape Province, South Africa
Political party	United Democratic Movement (2007–present)
Other political affiliations	African National Congress (Until 2006)
Children	5

Nqabayomzi Lawrence Saziso Kwankwa is a South African politician from the Eastern Cape. He has been serving as a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa for the United Democratic Movement (UDM) since August 2013. He is the deputy president of the UDM and the party's chief whip.

Early life and education

Kwankwa was born in the previous Cape Province, now the Eastern Cape. He grew up in poverty. His father was also a polygamist. He later moved to Cape Town in the 1990s and was homeless for a short time. Due to his financial situation, he could not attend his father's funeral and burial in Middledrift, Eastern Cape, in 1999.^[1]

Kwankwa soon found work as a cleaner and security guard. He attended university and achieved a degree in Economics. He proceeded to work in the banking sector before becoming a politician.^[1]

Political career

Kwankwa's family were supporters of the African National Congress (ANC). He was a member of the South African Student Congress (SASCO) and participated in SASCO activities, while at university. He left the ANC in 2006 and joined the UDM in 2007.^[1]^[2]

Kwankwa became a politician in 2009. In 2010, he was elected Deputy Secretary-General of the UDM. He was sworn in as a Member of Parliament in August 2013. He won a full term in May 2014 and became chief whip of the party's parliamentary caucus.^[1]

Kwankwa challenged Khanyisile Litchfield-Tshabalala for the post of UDM deputy president in December 2015 and Litchfield-Tshabalala won the election.^[3] A year later, in December 2016, Kwankwa was elected to the post following the resignation of Litchfield-Tshabalala.^[4] After the 2019 general election, Kwankwa was sworn in for another term as an MP. He remains the party's chief whip. Kwankwa was re-elected to another term in the National Assembly in the 2024 general election.^[5]

Personal life

Kwankwa is married and has five children. He won the 2015 Outstanding International Leadership Award. The award has since been renamed after him.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Gqirana, Thulani (31 May 2016). "UDM MP Nqabayomzi Kwankwa, from rubbish tip to Parliament". News24. Cape Town. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
^ "WATCH: New guard of MPs you should know". eNCA. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
^ Macanda, Siphe (14 December 2015). "UDM has faith in leader". DispatchLIVE. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
^ Petersen, Tammy (3 December 2016). "New deputy president elected for UDM". News24. Cape Town. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
^ "The 400 MPs elected to the National Assembly - IEC - DOCUMENTS | Politicsweb". www.politicsweb.co.za. Retrieved 10 June 2024.

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