Thandiwe Zungu
# Thandiwe Zungu

Thandiwe Rose Marry Zungu (born 9 August 1960) is a South African politician and a Member of Parliament (MP) for the African National Congress from KwaZulu-Natal.

## Early life and education

Zungu was born on 9 August 1960. She holds a certificate in management and a certificate in leadership from the Durban University of Technology.

## Political career

A member of the African National Congress, she was elected as the treasurer of the party's Moses Mabhida region in 1989. In 2008 she was elected as a member of the ANC's regional executive committee and regional working committee. Zungu became a member of the provincial executive committee of the African National Congress Women's League in 2017.

### Parliament

Zungu stood as an ANC parliamentary candidate from KwaZulu-Natal in the 2019 national elections and was elected to the National Assembly and sworn in on 22 May 2019.

On 27 June 2019, Zungu became a member of the National Assembly's Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation. She was named to the Joint Standing Committee on Defence on 5 September 2019.

