Thlologelo Collen Malatji was born on 18 March 1993 and is a South African politician and the president of the African National Congress Youth League.
11 Facts About Collen Malatji
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Collen Malatji was elected to the presidency at the league's conference in July 2023.
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Collen Malatji was a Member of Parliament between 2019 and 2024.
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Collen Malatji studied municipal governance at the University of Johannesburg.
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Collen Malatji was just 13 years old when he joined the Congress of South African Students.
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Collen Malatji served as the organisation's regional secretary in Ekurhuleni, as its provincial secretary in Gauteng, and finally as its national president.
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Collen Malatji was number 85 on Avance Media's list of the 100 Most Influential Young South Africans in 2020.
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Collen Malatji was ranked 18th on the ANC's list of candidates in the Gauteng region for the general election on 8 May 2019.
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Collen Malatji was elected to a seat in the National Assembly and was sworn into office on 22 May 2019.
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Collen Malatji sat on the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Technology between June 2019 and August 2021.
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Collen Malatji served a single term in his seat, failing to gain re-election in the May 2024 general election.