Mr Richard Hlope is the Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans since July 2024.
Richard Hlophe (born 7 July 1959), commonly known as Richard Mkhungo, hails from KwaZulu-Natal. A member of the African National Congress (ANC), he was elected as the National President of the South African National Civics Organisation in November 2023. He was formerly a local Councillor in eThekwini.
He rose to political prominence as a Trade Unionist in the South African Municipal Workers' Union, first as a Union Organiser and then as the Union's Provincial Secretary in KwaZulu-Natal between 1998 and 2006. He also served in the provincial leadership of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and as president of the Chemical, Energy, Paper, Printing, Wood and Allied Workers' Union.
African National Congress (ANC)
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Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans at National Executive (Executive)
since 3rd July 2024
87th Candidate at African National Congress National Election List 2019 (Election List)
since 23rd April 2024
Member at African National Congress (ANC) (Party)
2025 committee attendance as minister/deputy
Attended 6 meetings
2024 (6th Parliament) committee attendance as minister/deputy
Attended 0 meetings
2024 (7th Parliament) committee attendance as minister/deputy
Attended 7 meetings
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