Andrew Madella
South African politician and activist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Andrew Frans Madella (born 12 July 1962) is a South African politician, disability rights activist, and former trade unionist. A member of the African National Congress (ANC), he served the Western Cape constituency in the National Assembly from 2005 to 2009 and from 2014 to 2019.
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Andrew Madella | |
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Member of the National Assembly | |
In office 21 May 2014 ā 7 May 2019 | |
Constituency | Western Cape |
In office 2 September 2005 ā May 2009 | |
Constituency | Western Cape |
Personal details | |
Born | Andrew Frans Madella (1962-07-12) 12 July 1962 (age 61) Cradock, Cape Province South Africa |
Political party | African National Congress |
Other political affiliations | Disabled People South Africa |
Alma mater | Stellenbosch University University of the Western Cape |
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Madella is a social worker by training and rose to political prominence as the Provincial Secretary of the Western Cape branch of the National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union (NEHAWU), an office he held from 1998 to 2005. He is also a former secretary-general of Disabled People South Africa.