Tyotyo Hubert James (born 1958) is a South African politician and trade union leader who was the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration, Performance Monitoring & Evaluation and a Member of the National Assembly for the African National Congress (ANC) from 2018 until 2023. He had previously served as the first deputy president of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU).
Tyotyo James MP | |
|---|---|
| Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration, Performance Monitoring & Evaluation | |
| In office 2 July 2019 – 14 October 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Joe Maswanganyi |
| Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
| In office 22 May 2019 – 14 October 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tyotyo Hubert James 1958 |
| Political party | African National Congress |
| Profession | Politician |
Political career
editAs a trade union leader, he was involved with the National Union of Mineworkers in the Free State province.[1] He is a former board member of the Immigration Advisory Board and a former board member of TransCaledon Tunnel Authority. James served as the first deputy president of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) until 2018.[2] James supported Cyril Ramaphosa's candidacy for ANC president in 2017.[3][4] Ramaphosa was elected at the ANC's elective conference in December 2017 and became president of South Africa in February 2018.
James was elected to the National Assembly in the 2019 parliamentary elections as a member of the African National Congress.[5] He was then elected as Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration, Performance Monitoring & Evaluation.[6][7]
James lost his parliamentary membership in accordance to section 47(3)(b) of the Constitution on 14 October 2023.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Tyotyo Hubert James". People's Assembly. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Zingiswa Losi elected Cosatu's first woman president". The Mail & Guardian. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "'We want Cyril Ramaphosa as the next ANC president': Cosatu". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ Correspondent, Tom Inkosi, News24. "He will not steal government money - Cosatu on Ramaphosa". News24. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "SEE: These are the people who will represent you in Parliament, provincial legislatures". News24. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "ANC releases list of portfolio committee chair nominees". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Election of Chairperson | PMG". pmg.org.za. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "National Assembly Members" (PDF). Parliamentary Monitoring Group. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.