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Ntombovuyo Veronica Mente is a South African politician serving as the Chairperson of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) since her election in December 2019. She is also a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa, having taken office in May 2014.
Veronica Mente | |
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Chairperson of the Economic Freedom Fighters | |
Assumed office 14 December 2019 | |
President | Julius Malema |
Preceded by | Dali Mpofu |
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
Assumed office 21 May 2014 | |
Constituency | Eastern Cape |
Personal details | |
Born | Ntombovuyo Veronica Mente Khayelitsha, Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa |
Political party | Economic Freedom Fighters |
Occupation | Member of Parliament |
Profession | Politician |
Mente is from the Khayelitsha township in Cape Town. She began her career by working as a security member for the previous mayor of Cape Town. She was a "barefoot lawyer" in Khayelitsha who assisted workers. Mente was then a volunteer for the Labour Community Advice Media and Education Centre (LAMEC) in Khayelitsha.[1]
Mente became a member of the EFF shortly after its founding. She was elected to Parliament in 2014.[1]
In May 2019, she was re-elected for a second term as an MP. As of June 2019, she is a member of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts and an Alternate Member of the Standing Committee on the Auditor General. She became a member of the Disciplinary Committee in September 2019.[1]
Mente was elected EFF national chairperson at the party's second elective conference in December 2019, succeeding advocate Dali Mpofu.[2]
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