Collen Malatji
Collen Malatji MP | |
|---|---|
| President of the African National Congress Youth League | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2023 | |
| Deputy | Phumzile Mgcina |
| Preceded by | Collen Maine |
| Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
| Assumed office 22 May 2019 | |
| Constituency | Gauteng |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thlologelo Collen Malatji 18 March 1993 Tembisa, South Africa |
| Political party | ANC |
| Alma mater | University of Johannesburg |
| Occupation | Member of Parliament |
| Profession | Politician |
| Committees | Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements |
Thlologelo Collen Malatji (born 18 March 1993) is a South African politician and the current president of the African National Congress Youth League, a position he was elected to at the league's 2023 conference. Malatji has been a Member of Parliament (MP) since 2019.
Early life and education
Malatji was born on 18 March 1993 in Tembisa in the former Transvaal Province. He studied municipal governance at the University of Johannesburg. He is currently[when?] studying for a social sciences degree at the University of the Witwatersrand.[1]
Political career
Malatji was just 13 years old when he joined the Congress of South African Students (COSAS). He served as the organisation's regional secretary in Ekurhuleni, as the chairperson of an African National Congress Youth League branch, as the provincial secretary of COSAS in Gauteng, as a member of the National Executive Committee, as the national president of COSAS and as the regional deputy chairperson of the ANC youth league. By 2019, he was the convenor of the ANC youth league in Ekurhuleni.[1]
He was cited by the Mail & Guardian as one of the "Top 200 Young South Africans" for his work in Politics and Government in 2018.[2] He was number 85 on Avance Media's list of the 100 Most Influential Young South Africans in 2020.[3]
Parliamentary career
Malatji was the 18th candidate on the African National Congress Regional Gauteng Election List for the general election on 8 May 2019.[4] He was elected as the ANC won 26 list seats in Gauteng and was sworn into office on 22 May 2019.[5][6] He sat on the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Technology between June 2019 and August 2021. As of August 2021, he sits on the newly recreated Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements.[7]
President of the ANC Youth League
During the 26th National Congress of the African National Congress Youth League on 1 July 2023, Malatji was elected unopposed as president of the league after Aphiwe Mkhangelwa declined the nomination from delegates. Candidates from Malatji's "Economic freedom or death" slate were also elected unopposed.[8][9]
References
- ^ a b "Youngest ANC MP in waiting, at 26, has been in politics half his life". The Citizen. 30 March 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ "Tlhologelo Collen Malatji (25)". Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ "100 Most Influential Young South Africans for 2020". Africa Feeds. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ "ANC national and provincial lists for 2019 elections - DOCUMENTS | Politicsweb". www.politicsweb.co.za. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ "SEE: These are the people who will represent you in Parliament, provincial legislatures". News24. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ "High spirits, high energy as new MPs sworn in at Parlia..." www.dailymaverick.co.za. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ "Thlologelo Malatji". People's Assembly. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ Mahlati, Zintle. "Unopposed: ANC MP Collen Malatji takes the helm of ANCYL in conference clean-sweep". News24. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ "After much drama, Collen Malatji elected ANCYL president". The Mail & Guardian. 2 July 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
External links
- Profile at Parliament of South Africa
- Collen Malatji on Twitter