Bongani Bongo | |
|---|---|
 Bongo chairing a Parliament's public hearing meeting in Mbombela on 28 February 2020 | |
| Minister of State Security | |
| In office 17 October 2017 – 28 February 2018 | |
| President | Jacob Zuma |
| Preceded by | David Mahlobo |
| Succeeded by | Dipuo Letsatsi-Duba |
| Chairperson of Parliament's portfolio committee on Home Affairs | |
| In office July 2019 – August 2021 | |
| President of the University of Limpopo's Alumni and Convocation Association | |
| In office 2016–2022 | |
| Succeeded by | Donald Selamolela |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 June 1978 Dennilton, Transvaal, South Africa |
| Parent(s) | Thomas Bongo, 1939 - 2002 Emily Makhanya 1950 - |
| Residence | Siyabuswa |
| Education | University of Limpopo |
| Profession | Politician, lawyer |
Bongani Thomas Bongo (born 29 June 1978) is a South African politician and the former Minister of State Security, a position to which he was appointed on 17 October 2017 by President Jacob Zuma until he was relieved from the post on 28 February 2018 by President Cyril Ramaphosa. He was the only appointment that had not been a cabinet minister before. He served as President of the University of Limpopo's Alumni and Convocation Association between 2016 and 2022, and became its emiratus president soon after that.[1] As the Minister of State Security, Bongo headed the State Security Agency of South Africa.
A lawyer and ANC politician from Mpumalanga, Bongo has been a member of Parliament since the May 2014 national elections, taking up roles in various portfolio committees,[2] including the Constitutional Review Committee that was investigating the feasibility of changing Section 25 of the South African Constitution, the ad hoc committee on the amendment of Section 25 as well as the ad hoc committee that appointed Busisiwe Mkhwebane as Public Protector.[3]
On 2 July 2019, Bongo was elected the chairperson of Parliament's portfolio committee on home affairs amid objections against his candidacy over allegations of State Capture involving the Gupta family.[4] Bongo was nominated by the ANC's Musa Chabangu, a nomination which was seconded by another ANC parliamentarian Tidimalo Legwase. Bongo then accepted the nomination and won against the DA's proposed candidate Angel Khanyile. Bongo was removed as the chairperson of parliament’s home affairs portfolio committee in August 2021 when his party, the African National Congress under Ramaphosa, decided to make changes to its parliamentary caucus list of chairpersons and whips, owing to internal battles between Zuma and Ramaphosa's supporters. Bongo was a Zuma ally.[5]
- ^ UL councillor is new minister of state security, Bosveld Review, 20 October 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2020
- ^ Bongani Thomas Bongo, Adv, South African Government, Retrieved 6 April 2020
- ^ Mpumalanga MP advocate Bongani Bongo is cabinet newcomer, Timeslive, 17 October 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2020
- ^ - Bongani Bongo elected to chair home affairs portfolio amid objections , Timeslive, 2 July 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ ANC removes Bongani Bongo as chair of Parliament home affairs committee, The Citizen. Retrieved 2 September 2023