Donald Mlindwa Gumede
# Donald Mlindwa Gumede

Donald Mlindwa Gumede is a South African politician who represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly from 2004 to 2019. He was first elected in the 2004 general election and gained re-election in 2009 and 2014; during the latter two terms, he represented the KwaZulu-Natal constituency.

He is the son of Archie Gumede and the grandson of Josiah Gumede, both ANC stalwarts. He was involved in anti-apartheid activism through the United Democratic Front in the 1980s and was a founding member of the Congress of South African Trade Unions. He holds a Bachelor's degree from the University of the Western Cape.

