Zuko Godlimpi was born on 21 March 1992 and is a South African politician from the Eastern Cape.
14 Facts About Zuko Godlimpi
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Zuko Godlimpi has been serving as Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition since July 2024.
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Zuko Godlimpi began university at the Walter Sisulu University, where he was a member of the student representative council.
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Zuko Godlimpi was active in national student politics through the South African Students Congress and African National Congress Youth League, and from 2010 to 2011 he was the regional secretary of SASCO's Western Region branch in the Eastern Cape.
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Zuko Godlimpi went on to graduate from the University of South Africa, earning a Bachelor of Arts in politics, philosophy and economics.
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Zuko Godlimpi completed his Honours degree in the same subject at the University of Pretoria.
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Zuko Godlimpi began his career at ANC headquarters at Luthuli House, working as the ANCYL's national policy coordinator from 2013 to 2014.
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In 2016, Masina left the ministry to serve as Mayor of Ekurhuleni, and Zuko Godlimpi joined his administration in the City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, where he was a speechwriter and council liaison between 2016 and 2019.
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Zuko Godlimpi did not stand for the presidency and Malatji was elected unopposed, but in the interim Godlimpi served as spokesperson of the Eastern Cape branch of the ANCYL between 2021 and 2022.
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In December 2022, Zuko Godlimpi attended the 55th National Conference of the mainstream ANC, where he was elected to a five-year term as a member of the ANC National Executive Committee.
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The youngest member of the newly elected NEC, Zuko Godlimpi was touted as a possible candidate to replace Pule Mabe as the ANC's national spokesperson.
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Ahead of the May 2024 general election, Zuko Godlimpi stood as an ANC candidate, ranked 21st on the party's national list.
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Zuko Godlimpi was elected to a seat in the National Assembly, the lower house of the South African Parliament.
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Zuko Godlimpi served as acting national spokesperson of the ANC during the subsequent government formation negotiations while the incumbent spokesperson, Mahlengi Bhengu, took personal leave.