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James Jim Skosana

Politician

James Jim Skosana is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	James Jim Skosana · James Skosana				[sources]
Birth date	1962-04-25				[sources]
Death date	2021-06-15				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	South Africa				[sources]
Citizenship	South Africa				[sources]
Classification	National government (past) · State government (past)				[sources]
First name	James · James Jim				[sources]
Last name	Skosana				[sources]
Political association	African National Congress				[sources]
Title	Mr				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q47529744				[sources]
Position	ANC Constituency Office (201): Siyabuswa (Constituency Contact, -2014) · ANC Constituency Office (201): Siyabuswa (Constituency Contact, 2014-2018) · African National Congress Provincial Mpumalanga Election List 2019 (15th Candidate, 2019-2019) · Agriculture, Rural Development, Land and Environmental Affairs (Member, 2019-2021) · Education; Culture, Sport and Recreation (Alternate Member, 2019-2021) · 12 more...				[sources]
Source link	www.pa.org.za · www.parliament.gov.za				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-05	Last processed	2026-02-15	First seen	2023-07-18

Descriptions

South African politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Deputy Speaker of the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature	2021-03-02	2021-06-15

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,310

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,165

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

South Africa National and Provincial Legislators1,819

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South Africa · PMG · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata326,221

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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