Pat Sibande

Mtikeni Patrick Sibande is a South African politician from Mpumalanga. Between 2003 and 2019, he represented the African National Congress in Parliament, serving in both houses. He was chairperson of the [List of committees of the Parliament of South Africa|Parliament of South Africa|Select Committee on Public Services] during the 25th Parliament.

Early life and activism

Born on 10 November 1957, Sibande was active in the anti-apartheid youth movement.

Legislative career

Sibande joined the National Assembly in 2003 and was elected to a full term in his seat in 2004, representing the ANC in the Mpumalanga constituency. In the next general election in 2009, he was elected to the Mpumalanga caucus of the National Council of Provinces, where he chaired the Select Committee on Public Services.
After a single term in the upper house, he returned to the National Assembly, elected off the ANC's national party list in the 2014 general election; while there, he served as the ANC's whip in the Portfolio Committee on Transport during the 26th Parliament. He left Parliament at the 2019 general election.