Dickson Gcinikhaya Mkono (born 4 November 1960)[1] is a South African politician from the Eastern Cape. He served in the National Assembly from 2001 to 2004 and in the National Council of Provinces from 2004 to 2009. He was a member of the United Democratic Movement (UDM) until March 2003, when he crossed the floor to the African National Congress (ANC).
Dickson Mkono | |
|---|---|
| Delegate to the National Council of Provinces | |
| Assembly Member for Eastern Cape | |
| In office April 2004 – May 2009 | |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 26 March 2001 – April 2004 | |
| Constituency | Eastern Cape |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dickson Gcinikhaya Mkono 4 November 1960 |
| Citizenship | South Africa |
| Political party | African National Congress (since March 2003) |
| Other political affiliations | United Democratic Movement (until March 2003) |
Legislative career edit
National Assembly: 2001–2004 edit
Mkono joined the National Assembly on 26 March 2001, when he was nominated by the UDM to fill the casual vacancy arising from Ndaba Mtirara's resignation.[2] He was a member of the Eastern Cape caucus.[2]
Two years after he was installed in his seat, during the floor-crossing window of March 2003, Mkono announced that he had resigned from the UDM to join the governing ANC.[3] In a press statement, Mkono said that the UDM was "neither united nor democratic", claimed that the party was "losing membership like a tree shedding its leaves", and was highly critical of party leader Bantu Holomisa.[4]
National Council of Provinces: 2004–2009 edit
In the next general election in 2004, Mkono was elected to represent the ANC in the National Council of Provinces, where he was a permanent delegate for the Eastern Cape.[5]
References edit
- ^ "2009 National and Provincial Election candidate lists" (PDF). Electoral Commission. 6 April 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ a b "The National Assembly List of Resinations and Nominations". Parliament of South Africa. 2 June 2002. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ "Six more UDM MPs defect". News24. 1 April 2003. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "UDM hit by 145 defections to ANC". The Mail & Guardian. 29 April 2003. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "Members of the NCOP" Archived 27 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Parliament of the Republic of South Africa. 11 November 2008. Retrieved 2023-05-09.