Thokozani Khuphe






















































































The Right Honourable
Thokozani Khuphe
MP now Senator
Thokozani Khuphe.jpg
President of the Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai
Incumbent

Assumed office
15 February 2018
Preceded by Morgan Tsvangirai
Vice-President of the Movement for Democratic Change

In office
November 2005 – 15 February 2018
President Morgan Tsvangirai
Preceded by Position established
Deputy Prime Minister of Zimbabwe

In office
11 February 2009 – 13 August 2013
Serving with Arthur Mutambara

President Robert Mugabe
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai
Member of Parliament
for Makokoba
Makokoba (2000–2005)
Incumbent

Assumed office
March 2000
Preceded by Sithembiso Nyoni
Majority 8,450 (50.8%)
Secretary for Transport of the Movement for Democratic Change

In office
2000–2005
President Morgan Tsvangirai
Preceded by Position established
Succeeded by Paurina Mpariwa

Personal details
Born
(1963-11-18) 18 November 1963 (age 55)
Makokoba, Southern Rhodesia
Political party Movement for Democratic Change-Tsvangirai
Residence
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Profession Trade unionist
Website www.mdc.co.zw

Thokozani Khuphe (born 18 November 1963) is a Zimbabwean politician, trade unionist and the President of the MDC-T breakaway faction of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). She was Deputy Prime Minister 2009-13.


Following the death of party founder Morgan Tsvangirai in early 2018 Khupe opposed the ascent of Nelson Chamisa as leader of the MDC-T on the grounds that she was the only one of its three Vice Presidents elected by congress, whereas Chamisa and the third vice president Elias Mudzuri had been appointed by Tsvangirai. Khuphe was supported by much of the party organization in this, but lost the power struggle to Chamisa; Khuphe and her supporters consider their faction the legitimate MDC-T and have continued to use the MDC-T name. They are involved in a court battle with the Chamisa faction over the party name, symbols, logo and trademark;[1] the matter had not been resolved prior to the 2018 general elections and the Khuphe faction ran in the elections as the MDC-T while the much bigger Chamisa faction ran as part of the MDC Alliance.


On 22 April 2018, she was elected unopposed as the President of her MDC-T faction at an extraordinary congress in Bulawayo.[2]




Contents






  • 1 Education


  • 2 Trade union politics


  • 3 Political career


  • 4 Electoral history


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Education


Born in Bulawayo, Khupe graduated in 1999 from the Turin Centre in Turin, Italy, with a certificate in Information Technology.[3] She also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Media Studies from the Zimbabwe Open University, and an MBA from the National University of Science and Technology.[4]



Trade union politics


She served as an official the Zimbabwe Amalgamated Railway Union (ZARU) in 1987. In 1991 she was elected Secretary of the ZCTU Women's Advisory Council and also became a member of the General Council of the ZCTU.[3] In 1999 she participated in the formation of the Movement for Democratic Change party, in which she was elected as a National Executive member responsible for Transport, Logistics and Welfare.



Political career


In June 2000, Khuphe was elected as the Member of Parliament for Makokoba Constituency in Bulawayo.[5]


She was a member of the Budget, Finance and Economic Development Committee; and on Youth Development, Gender and Employment Creation Committee and was elected Vice Chairperson of the Women's Parliamentary Caucus and became Parliamentary Deputy Chief Whip of the MDC . She retained the constituency in the March 2005 parliamentary election. She is in the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee of Defense, Home Affairs and National Security and that of Budget, Finance and Economic Development.[6]


In the March 2008 parliamentary election, Khuphe ran for re-election in Makokoba constituency as the candidate of the MDC-Tsvangirai faction, defeating Welshman Ncube, the Secretary-General of the MDC-Mutambara faction. She received 4,123 votes against 2,475 votes for Ncube.[7]


She was for several years an active member of the African Parliamentary Network against Corruption.[6]


Khupe was Deputy Prime Minister of Zimbabwe from 11 February 2009 to August 2013 in the government of national unity between the MDC-T and ZANU-PF. She was a Member of Parliament for Makokoba constituency before being recalled by her party in 2018 on the grounds that she no longer represented the party’s interests.[8]


In 2005 she was elected Vice-President of the[9][10]Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) taking over from veteran trade unionist Gibson Sibanda.[11] She is a third term Member of Parliament for Makokoba constituency.



Electoral history

























































General Election 2008: Makokoba
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


MDC-T
 Thokozani Khupe
 4,123
 50.8
 -25.0


MDC-M
Welshman Ncube
 2,475
 37.7
 +37.7


ZANU-PF
 Tshinga Judge Dube
 2,002
 12.5
 -11.1
Majority
 1,648
 10.2
 -26.2

Turnout
 16,100



MDC-T hold
Swing

























































General Election 2005: Makokoba
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


MDC
 Thokozani Khupe
 12,120
 75.8
 -8.9


ZANU-PF
 Sihle Thebe
 3,777
 23.6
 +10.6


Independent
 Charles Mpofu
 84
 0.5
N/A
Majority
 8,343
 52.2
 -19.5

Turnout
 15,981
 36.4
 +0.6


MDC hold
Swing

























































General Election 2000: Makokoba
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


MDC
 Thokozani Khuphe
 20,781
 84.7
N/A


ZANU-PF
 Sithembiso Nyoni
 3,193
 13.0
 -51.6


Independent
 Others
 552
 2.2
N/A
Majority
 17,588
 71.7

Turnout
 24,526
 35.8


MDC gain from ZANU-PF
Swing



References





  1. ^ https://www.dailynews.co.zw/articles/2018/05/28/mdc-t-name-symbols-logo-fight-chamisa-wants-khupe-interdicted


  2. ^ http://www.thezimbabwemail.com/main/khupe-unveils-new-look-mdc-t-leadership-at-extraordinary-congress/


  3. ^ ab BIZZOTTO. "Success Story: the Deputy Prime Minister of Zimbabwe is a former Turin Centre participant". ITCILO. Retrieved 2018-06-18..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  4. ^ "Why not Madam Khupe for MDC-T president?". The Herald. Retrieved 2018-06-18.


  5. ^ "MDC-T Byo members attack Khupe - The Zimbabwe Independent". www.theindependent.co.zw. Retrieved 2018-06-18.


  6. ^ ab "Leadership profiles". www.thezimbabwean.co. Retrieved 2018-06-18.


  7. ^ "Zimbabwe election results 2008". Newzimbabwe.com. Archived from the original on 5 April 2008.


  8. ^ Dube, Gibbs. "Zimbabwe Opposition MDC-T Recalls VP Thokozani Khupe from Parliament". VOA. Retrieved 2018-06-18.


  9. ^ "Zimbabwe enforces price freeze". Tvnz.co.nz.


  10. ^ BBC News (18 September 2007). "Constitutional deal in Zimbabwe". Retrieved 2010-05-25.


  11. ^ "Opposition seeks AU team to monitor Zimbabwe elections". Afriqueenligne.fr. 28 June 2007.




External links



  • Official website

  • The official site is http://www.mdc.co.zw, but it may harm visitors' computers with trojan software.[1]









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