Beatrice Ngcobo | |
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| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 23 April 2004 – 18 February 2018 | |
| Constituency | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 July 1943 Port Shepstone, Natal Union of South Africa |
| Died | 18 February 2018 (aged 74) |
| Political party | African National Congress |
| Alma mater | University of South Africa University of Natal |
Beatrice Thembekile Ngcobo (18 July 1943 – 18 February 2018) was a South African politician and activist who represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly from 2004 until her death in 2018. She served the KwaZulu-Natal constituency from 2009 onwards and chaired the Portfolio Committee on Tourism from 2014 to 2018.
Before joining Parliament, Ngcobo served in the Commission for Gender Equality from 1997 to 2004. A nurse by profession, she also taught nursing at the University of Natal and was a prominent activist for the rights of disabled people.