Thamsanqa Mabhena

Thamsanqa Mabhena (born 1 June 1990) is a South African politician. He is currently a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Democratic Alliance (DA). Mabhena served as the Shadow Deputy Minister of Transport between 2019 and 2024. Quotes I started my political activism in Mpumalanga, in my village. I served in the Residence Committee in my village (Siyabuswa) and I was elected as the Secretary for the Residence Committee. I was also involved in a number of youth initiatives in my village. I served as a Treasurer for the Friends of Siyabuswa Public Library which was a Steering Committee aimed at protecting the Siyabuswa Library from being vandalized during service delivery protests, but also played a huge role in promoting a literacy culture in the community amongst young people. I then relocated to Gauteng due to a work opportunity in 2013, and upon my arrival, I joined a DA branch in Soweto, Pimville and subsequent to that, I was also elected as the DAY Constituency Chairperson, for Hlanganani. In 2015 I was employed as professional staff member for the DA. In 2016 I was thus elected as a PR Councillor in the City of Johannesburg representing the DA. I was one of the founding members of a Democratic Alliance (DA) branch in my village in 2008, and I was elected as the DA Youth (DAY) representative of that branch. I went on to be elected as the Co-Chairperson of the DA Youth in the Constituency of Dr. JS Moroka Municipality. I also served on the Mpumalanga DAY Provincial Council. My role also extends to the promotion of legislation that will expedite the resolution of the challenges faced by South Africans. In my first term, the DA was the official opposition, and now, in my second term, the DA is the party of government, in the GNU. As MPs we must guard against and oppose any destructive legislation that would contribute to the regression of South Africa, such as the National Health Insurance (NHI). External links Category:Living people Category:1990 births Category:Politicians from South Africa