Shepherd Malusi Mayatula (born 10 October 1945), sometimes misspelled Shepherd Mayathula, is a retired South African politician and economist from the Eastern Cape. He represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly from 1999 to 2009 and later from 2011 to 2014. During that time, he chaired the Portfolio Committee on Education from 2004 to 2009.
Shepherd Mayatula | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 7 February 2012 – 6 May 2014 | |
| In office June 1999 – May 2009 | |
| Constituency | Eastern Cape |
| Member of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature | |
| In office May 1994 – June 1999 | |
| Member of the Eastern Cape Executive Council for Education | |
| In office March 1998 – June 1999 | |
| Premier | Makhenkesi Stofile |
| Preceded by | Nosimo Balindlela |
| Member of the Eastern Cape Executive Council for Finance | |
| In office May 1994 – March 1998 | |
| Premier | Makhenkesi Stofile Raymond Mhlaba |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Shepherd Malusi Mayatula 10 October 1945 Willowvale, Cape Province Union of South Africa |
| Political party | African National Congress |
| Alma mater | University of Fort Hare Northeastern University |
Formerly an economics professor at the University of Fort Hare, Mayatula entered legislative politics with a term in the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature from 1994 to 1999. He served as the Eastern Cape's inaugural Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Finance from 1994 to 1998 and then as MEC for Education from 1998 to 1999.
Early life and career
editMayatula was born on 10 October 1945[1] in rural Willowvale in the former Cape Province.[2] He was educated at the University of Fort Hare and, on a Fulbright scholarship, at Boston's Northeastern University; he holds two master's degree in economics.[2]
From 1975 to 1994, he was a member of the economics faculty at Fort Hare, where he served stints as head of the economics department and vice-dean of the commerce faculty. During the same period, he was active in politically progressive sports associations in the region, including the Tennis Association of South Africa and the South African Council on Sport.[2]
Political career
editExecutive Council: 1994–1999
editIn South Africa's first post-apartheid elections in 1994, Mayatula was elected to represent the ANC in the new Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature. After the election, Eastern Cape Premier Raymond Mhlaba appointed him as the province's inaugural MEC for Finance.[3] He remained in that portfolio until March 1998, when Mhlaba's successor, Premier Makhenkesi Stofile, appointed him to replace Nosimo Balindlela as MEC for Education. Eddie Trent of the opposition Democratic Party said that he was "very concerned" by the appointment because Mayatula's performance in the finance portfolio had been "abysmal".[4]
Parliament: 1999–2014
editIn the 1999 general election, Mayatula was elected to the National Assembly, the lower house of the South African Parliament. He was ranked first on the ANC's regional party list for the Eastern Cape.[5] He served two consecutive terms, gaining re-election in 2004,[6] and in May 2004 the ANC nominated him to chair Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Education.[7] He remained in that position until the 2009 general election, when he declined to seek re-election and retired from frontline politics to work in the non-profit sector.[5][2]
However, less than three years later, on 7 February 2012, he returned to the National Assembly when the ANC nominated him to fill the casual vacancy arising from Enoch Godongwana's resignation.[8] He served in the seat until the 2014 general election.[9]
Retirement
editAfter retiring from politics, Mayatula remained active in the non-profit sector and in the governance of Fort Hare.[2] As of 2021, he was also the chairperson of the Integrity Commission of the ANC's Eastern Cape Provincial Executive Committee.[8]
References
edit- ^ "General Notice: Notice 1319 of 1999 – Electoral Commission: Representatives Elected to the Various Legislatures" (PDF). Government Gazette of South Africa. Vol. 408, no. 20203. Pretoria, South Africa: Government of South Africa. 11 June 1999. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Professor Shepherd M. Mayatula". Kommunity Foundation. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ South Africa: Campaign and Election Report April 26–29, 1994. International Republican Institute. 1994. Retrieved 13 April 2023 – via Yumpu.
- ^ "'Going down the drain'". The Mail & Guardian. 12 June 1998. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Parliament to welcome new NCOP members". South African Government News Agency. 12 March 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "General Notice: Notice 717 of 2004 - Electoral Commission – List of Names of Representatives in the National Assembly and the Nine Provincial Legislatures in Respect of the Elections Held on 14 April 2004" (PDF). Government Gazette of South Africa. Vol. 466, no. 2677. Pretoria, South Africa: Government of South Africa. 20 April 2004. pp. 4–95. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ "ANC man to head key fiscal watchdog". The Mail & Guardian. 6 May 2004. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Integrity Commission relied on Oscar Mabuyane's version to clear him". IOL. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "Shepherd Malusi Mayatula". People's Assembly. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
External links
edit- Mr Shepherd Malusi Mayatula at People's Assembly