Thokozani Khuphe

Infobox Prime Minister
honorific-prefix = The Right Honourable
name = Thokozani Khuphe
honorific-suffix =
MP


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office = Vice President of the Movement for Democratic Change
term_start = November 2005
term_end =
predecessor =
successor =
constituency_MP2 = Makokoba
Makokoba (2000 – 2005)
term_start2 = March 2000
term_end2 =
majority2 = 8,450 (50.8%)
predecessor2 = Sithembiso Nyoni
office3 = Secretary for Transport of the Movement for Democratic Change
term_start3 = 2000
term_end3 = 2005
successor3=Paurina Mpariwa
birth_date = birth date and age | 1963|11|18
birth_place = flagicon|Southern RhodesiaMakokoba, Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia
death_date =
death_place =
party =
spouse =
residence =
profession = Trade Unionist
religion = Christian


website = [http://www.mdc.co.zw www.mdc.co.zw]

Thokozani Khuphe (born 1963) is a Zimbabwean politician and the Vice-President of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T). She was elected as Vice-President of the MDC in 2005. She is a third term Member of Parliament for Makokoba constituency, first elected in 2000.

In 2005 she was elected Vice President of thecite web |url=http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411366/1221780|title=Zimbabwe enforces price freeze] [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7000314.stm|author=BBC News|title=Constitutional deal in Zimbabwe|accessdate=|format=|work=] Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) taking over from veteran trade unionist Gibson Sibanda [http://www.afriquenligne.fr/actualites/english_section/opposition_seeks_au_team_to_monitor_zimbabwe_elections_200706291064/ Opposition seeks AU team to monitor Zimbabwe elections] , June 28, 2007. Afriqueenligne] She is a third term Member of Parliament for Makokoba constituency.

Born in Bulawayo, Khupe graduated from Turin College,Italy in Information Technology and also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Media Studies.

Trade union politics

She served in the Zimbabwe Amalgamated Railway Union (ZARU) in 1987. In 1991 she was elected Secretary for the ZCTU Women’s Advisory Council and also a General Council member of the ZCTU. 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. In June 2000, she was elected as the Member of Parliament for Makokoba Constituency in Bulawayo.

Parliamentary career

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. She is the Parliamentary Deputy Chief Whip of the MDC Party. She sits in the Standing Rules and Orders Committee. 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.

When the MDC split into two factions (the MDC-Tsvangirai and the MDC-Mutambara) in 2005, she was elected as Vice-President of the MDC-Tsvangirai. Gibson Sibanda, who had previously been Vice-President of the MDC, was among those who joined the MDC-Mutambara, and Khuphe was chosen to replace him in the MDC-Tsvangirai.

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. [ [http://www.newzimbabwe.com/pages/electoral203.17984.html "Zimbabwe election results 2008"] , newzimbabwe.com.]

African Parliamentary Network against Corruption

She a member of the African Parliamentary Network against Corruption.

Electoral history

Election box candidate with party link
party = Movement for Democratic Change
candidate = Thokozani Khupe
votes = 4,123
percentage = 50.8
change = -25.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Movement for Democratic Change
candidate = Welshman Ncube
votes = 2,475
percentage = 37.7
change = +37.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front
candidate = Tshinga Judge Dube
votes = 2,002
percentage = 12.5
change = -11.1Election box majority
votes = 1,648
percentage = 10.2
change = -26.2Election box turnout
votes = 16,100
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Movement for Democratic Change
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Movement for Democratic Change
candidate = Thokozani Khupe
votes = 12,120
percentage = 75.8
change = -8.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front
candidate = Sihle Thebe
votes = 3,777
percentage = 23.6
change = +10.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politican)|Independent
candidate = Charles Mpofu
votes = 84
percentage = 0.5
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 8,343
percentage = 52.2
change = -19.5Election box turnout
votes = 15,981
percentage = 36.4
change = +0.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Movement for Democratic Change
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Movement for Democratic Change
candidate = Thokozani Khuphe
votes = 20,781
percentage = 84.7
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front
candidate = Sithembiso Nyoni
votes = 3,193
percentage = 13.0
change = -51.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politican)|Others
candidate = Others
votes = 552
percentage = 2.2
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 17,588
percentage = 71.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 24,526
percentage = 35.8
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Movement for Democratic Change
loser = Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front
swing =

References

External links

*http://www.thokozanikhuphe.com/ Official site
*The official site is http://www.mdc.co.zw, but it may harm visitors' computers with trojan software. [http://safebrowsing.clients.google.com/safebrowsing/diagnostic?site=http://www.mdc.co.zw/]