Richard Mdakane

Richard Mdakane
Member of the National Assembly
In office
16 March 2023 – 28 May 2024
Preceded byNathi Mthethwa
In office
April 2009 – May 2019
Speaker of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature
In office
April 2004 – April 2009
Preceded byFiroz Cachalia
Succeeded byLindiwe Maseko
Member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature
In office
April 1994 – April 2009
Personal details
Born (1955-01-01) 1 January 1955
PartyAfrican National Congress
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Mzameni Richard Mdakane (born 1 January 1955) is a South African politician who has represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly previously from 2009 until 2019, when he failed to gain re-election, and again from March 2023 until May 2024. Before that, he represented the party in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature for fifteen years from 1994 to 2009; he also served a term as Speaker of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature from 2004 to 2009.