Pumza Dyantyi | |
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Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
In office 22 May 2019 – 7 December 2020 | |
Succeeded by | Dingaan Myolwa |
Constituency | Eastern Cape |
Eastern Cape MEC for Social Development | |
In office 9 May 2018 – 7 May 2019 | |
Premier | Phumulo Masualle |
Preceded by | Nancy Sihlwayi[1] |
Succeeded by | Siphokazi Mani-Lusithi[2] |
Eastern Cape MEC for Health | |
In office 23 May 2014 – 9 May 2018 | |
Premier | Phumulo Masualle |
Preceded by | Sicelo Gqobana[3] |
Succeeded by | Helen Sauls-August[1] |
Member of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature | |
In office 21 May 2014 – 7 May 2019 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 5 September 1948 Engcobo, Cape Province, South Africa |
Died | 7 December 2020 | (aged 72)
Political party | African National Congress |
Pumza Patricia Dyantyi (5 September 1948 – 7 December 2020) was a South African politician and anti-apartheid activist. A member of the African National Congress, Dyantyi was elected to the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature in 2014. She served as the Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Health from 2014 to 2018, when she was appointed MEC for Social Development. From 2019 Dyantyi was a member of the South African National Assembly.