Amos Masondo Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Amos Masondo
Honorific-Suffix:MP
Office:6th Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces
Term Start:23 May 2019
Term End:15 June 2024
Deputy:Sylvia Lucas
Predecessor:Thandi Modise
Successor:Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane
Constituency:Johannesburg
Office1:Mayor of Johannesburg
Term Start1:December 2000
Term End1:2011
Predecessor1:Isaac Mogase
Successor1:Parks Tau
Office2:Provincial Treasurer of the African National Congress in Gauteng
1Blankname2:Chairperson
1Namedata2:Tokyo Sexwale
Term Start2:1996
Term End2:1998
Predecessor2:Mohammed Dangor
Successor2:Joyce Kgoali
Birth Date:21 April 1953
Birth Place:Louwsburg, Northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Birthname:Nkosiyakhe Amos Masondo
Nationality:South African
Party:African National Congress
Residence:Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Nkosiyakhe Amos Masondo (born 21 April 1953 in Louwsburg[1]) is a South African politician, who served as the Chairperson of South Africa's National Council of Provinces between 2019 and 2024.[2] He was the mayor of the city of Johannesburg, South Africa, between December 2000 and 2011. He is a member of the African National Congress, and was the first elected mayor of the Unified City of Johannesburg.

Biography

Born in Louwsburg and educated in Soweto, Masondo was a participant in the anti-Afrikaans riots in 1972.[3] He also established underground Umkhonto we Sizwe cells in Soweto, and was imprisoned on Robben Island from 1975 to 1981 for his participation in anti-apartheid activities.

After he was released, he served as a member of the Soweto Civic Association, and was again detained under the emergency regulations from June 1985 to March 1986, and again from July 1986 to 1989.

He was also elected as a member of the Gauteng Legislature, and was subsequently elected to serve as Mayor of Johannesburg in 2000.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 2014-08-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303180625/http://www.joburg-archive.co.za/2006/pdfs/profiles/executive_mayor.pdf . 2016-03-03 .
  2. Web site: NCOP elects presiding officers . South African Government . May 23, 2019 . July 28, 2020.
  3. Web site: City Majors: Amos Masondo - Mayor of Johannesburg . 2008-01-12 . 2014-08-29.