Mr Jomo Ntuthuko Sibiya

Member of the National Assembly

Formerly: KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature

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About Jomo Ntuthuko Sibiya

Mr Sibiya was born in the rural area of eSilutshane in eNquthu in northern KwaZulu-Natal.

He completed his basic education in eNquthu where he did his primary education at eSilutshane Primary and proceeded to Ekucabangeni High School where he did his secondary education and completed his matric. In 2008, he graduated in Political Science at the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Westville Campus.

It was during his studies at the UKZN that he led the ANCYL Branch in the Westville Campus. He was elected Ward 24 ANC Branch Deputy Secretary in eThekwini Region after he had left university and was later elected Ward 24 ANC Branch Secretary. Ward 24 incorporated some parts of Westville, Berea West and Chesterville. Subsequently, he was elected ANCYL eThekwini Regional Chairperson between 2011 and 2013. In 2012, he was elected to the eThekwini Regional Executive Committee (REC) and also elected to serve in the Regional Working Committee (RWC). In 2014, he relocated back home to eNquthu, and he was elected to the Regional Executive Committee of iNkosi Bhambatha Region. He has worked as Director at KZN Cogta where he was tasked to drive and steer the Local Government Turn-Around Strategy (LGTAS).

After the May 2014 national elections, Mr Sibiya was elected Member of the Provincial Legislature, where he served in various Portfolio Committees, among which included the Human Settlements Portfolio Committee as an alternate member.

After the 2019 General Elections, he was re-elected Member of the Provincial Legislature in the sixth administration which subsequently saw him being elected Chairperson of the Education Portfolio Committee.

He previously served as MEC for Human Settlements.