Hlanganani Gumbi | |
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Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature | |
In office 3 November 2022 – 29 August 2023 | |
In office 21 May 2014 – 7 May 2019 | |
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
In office 22 May 2019 – 3 November 2022 | |
Succeeded by | Michael Bond |
Personal details | |
Born | Hlanganani Siphelele Gumbi 18 December 1989 |
Nationality | South African |
Political party | Democratic Alliance |
Profession | Politician |
Hlanganani Siphelele Gumbi (born 18 December 1989) is a South African politician. A member of the Democratic Alliance, Gumbi was elected to the eThekwini city council in 2011. In 2014, he was elected to the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature.[1] Gumbi became a member of the National Assembly of South Africa following the 2019 general election. He was appointed Shadow Deputy Minister of Tourism.[2][3] In 2022, he resigned from the National Assembly to return to the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature. He was then appointed as the DA KZN Spokesperson on Agriculture and Rural Development.[4]
In late-August 2023, Gumbi announced his resignation as a Member of the Provincial Legislature after he received a Chevening Scholarship to study a Master of Science in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management at the University of Liverpool in England.[5]