Curtis Mabena

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Curtis Mabena
Member of the National Assembly
In office
3 July 2001 May 2009
Personal details
Born (1959-11-08) 8 November 1959 (age 63)
Citizenship South Africa
Political party African National Congress

Daniel Curtis Mabena (born 8 November 1959) [1] is a South African politician and civil servant who represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly from 2001 to 2009. [2] He first joined the assembly on 3 July 2001, filling the casual vacancy arising from Thabang Makwetla's resignation, [3] and was elected to a full term in the 2004 general election. [1]

After vacating his seat in the 2009 general election, Mabena worked in public administration in the Department of Water Affairs. In May 2011, News24 reported that the South African Qualifications Authority had found that he had misrepresented his qualifications on his resumé, falsely claiming to have an honours degree in comparative and development studies. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "General Notice: Notice 717 of 2004 - Electoral Commission – List of Names of Representatives in the National Assembly and the Nine Provincial Legislatures in Respect of the Elections Held on 14 April 2004" (PDF). Government Gazette of South Africa . Vol. 466, no. 2677. Pretoria, South Africa: Government of South Africa. 20 April 2004. pp. 4–95. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  2. "Statement by Curtis Mabena on Housing provision". ANC Parliamentary Caucus. 18 November 2008. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  3. "The National Assembly List of Resinations and Nominations". Parliament of South Africa. 2 June 2002. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  4. "State officials 'lie' about qualifications". News24. 28 May 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2023.