Jerry Thibedi | |
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| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 19 August 2010 – 6 May 2014 | |
| Member of the North West Provincial Legislature | |
| In office May 1994 – May 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jerry Dimotana Thibedi 7 April 1954 Makapanstad, Transvaal Union of South Africa |
| Political party | African National Congress |
| Other political affiliations | South African Communist Party |
Jerry Dimotana Thibedi (born 7 April 1954) is a South African politician who represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly from 2010 to 2019 and in the North West Provincial Legislature from 1994 to 2009. He was the inaugural Speaker of the North West Provincial Legislature between 1994 and 1999 and subsequently served in the North West Executive Council between 1999 and 2009 under Premiers Popo Molefe and Edna Molewa.
Formerly a prominent trade unionist and anti-apartheid activist in the Transvaal, Thibedi also served as Deputy Provincial Chairperson of the North West ANC from 1998 to 2005. He has been a member of the Central Committee of the South African Communist Party since 1998.