Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature
Mr Gwala is an MPL and the National Chairman of the IFP. He joined Inkatha in 1975 and became a youth leader at Khombindlela High School in 1978. He served as Enseleni Regional Secretary for 13 years and Chairman of the IFP in Uthungulu covering Magisterial districts of Ngwavuma, Ubombo, Hlabisa, Enseleni, Mtunzini, Nkanyezi (Eshowe) and Nkandla. Served two terms as KZN Provincial Publicity Secretary and served two terms as KZN Deputy Provincial Chairman. He also served as member of the National Council since 1979 and NEC for 25 years. He became a member of the erstwhile KwaZulu Legislative Assembly for 5 years and Member of the KwaZulu Natal Legislature from 27th April 1994 until 20 May 2010 to become a District Mayor of Zululand. In June 2011, he returned to the Legislature until to date. He once served as MEC for Public Works in 2004 - 2008 and now serves in the Premier's Portfolio Committee including Royal Household,Community Safety and Liaison as well as alternate in Finance, Scopa and Cogta. During the height of violence in KZN, he was elected Co-Chairman of the Provincial Peace Committee together with Dr Meshack Radebe of the ANC.
Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP)
IFP Constituency Office: Empangeni
078 290 5842
035 870 1893
gwalam2@kznlegislature.go.za
035 870 1632
KwaZulu-Natal
Member at Ad Hoc Committee on Land Matters (Kwazulu-Natal-Provincial-Legislature-Committee)
since 25th November 2021
Member at Rules Committee KZN (Kwazulu-Natal-Provincial-Legislature-Committee)
since 25th November 2021
Member at Programme Committee Kzn (Kwazulu-Natal-Provincial-Legislature-Committee)
since 25th November 2021
Member at Whips Forum (Kwazulu-Natal-Provincial-Legislature-Committee)
since 25th November 2021
Member at Arts and Culture Committee (Kwazulu-Natal-Provincial-Legislature-Committee)
since 25th November 2021
Member at Disciplinary Committee KZN (Kwazulu-Natal-Provincial-Legislature-Committee)
since 25th November 2021
Member at Premier and Royal Household Committee (Kwazulu-Natal-Provincial-Legislature-Committee)
since 25th October 2021
Member at KwaZulu-Natal Standing Committee on Oversight (Provincial Legislature Standing Committee)
since 2nd July 2019
Member at Transport Committee (Kwazulu-Natal-Provincial-Legislature-Committee)
since 2nd July 2019
Member at Community Safety and Liason Committee (Kwazulu-Natal-Provincial-Legislature-Committee)
since 2nd July 2019
Member at KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature (Provincial-Legislature)
since 22nd May 2019
Member at Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) (Party)
since March 2014
3rd Candidate at Inkatha Freedom Party Provincial KwaZulu-Natal Election List 2019 (Election List)
from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
Member at KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature (Provincial-Legislature)
from 21st May 2014 until 2018
Member-elect at KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature (Provincial-Legislature)
from 16th May 2014 until 2018
2nd Candidate at Inkatha Freedom Party Provincial KwaZulu-Natal Election List 2014 (Election List)
from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014