Thamsanqa Mabhena is currently a Member of Parliament for the Democratic Alliance.
15 Facts About Thamsanqa Mabhena
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In 2008, Thamsanqa Mabhena formed part of the establishment of the Democratic Alliance branch in his village in Mpumalanga.
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Thamsanqa Mabhena was then appointed the founding DA Youth representative.
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Thamsanqa Mabhena was the transport coordinator of the DA's Dr JS Moroka Constituency for the 2009 general election and became a member of the DA Youth provincial council later that same year.
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In 2010, Thamsanqa Mabhena was appointed as the secretary for the Dr JS Moroka Constituency.
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Thamsanqa Mabhena was elected deputy chairperson of the DA Youth in the constituency in 2012.
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In 2014, Thamsanqa Mabhena was appointed the youth representative of the DA's Hlanganani constituency in Johannesburg.
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Thamsanqa Mabhena became the constituency officer of the party's Johannesburg Central constituency and was named the DA's Johannesburg regional coordinator responsible for telecanvassing in 2015.
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Thamsanqa Mabhena was elected as a DA PR councillor in the City of Johannesburg at the elections.
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Thamsanqa Mabhena was elected chairperson of the Hlanganani constituency in 2017.
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Thamsanqa Mabhena stood for election to the National Assembly of South Africa at the May 2019 general election as a candidate on the DA's national list.
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Thamsanqa Mabhena entered the National Assembly as the DA retained its position as the official opposition.
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In November 2020, Thamsanqa Mabhena called on the national minister of transport, Fikile Mbalula, to "step off Twitter" and deal with his department and the processing of COVID-19 relief funds to the taxi industry.
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Thamsanqa Mabhena remained as Shadow Deputy Minister of Transport in the Shadow Cabinet of John Steenhuisen.
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Thamsanqa Mabhena was re-elected to a second term in the National Assembly in the 2024 general election.