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Loyiso Magqashela

PEP · Politician

Loyiso Magqashela 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	Loyiso Magqashela				[sources]
Birth date	1969-07-12				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	South Africa				[sources]
Classification	State government (current)				[sources]
Email	lmagqashela@ecleg.gov.za				[sources]
First name	Loyiso				[sources]
Last name	Magqashela				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q99623975				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	African National Congress (ANC) (Member) · African National Congress Provincial Eastern Cape Election List 2019 (14th Candidate, 2019-2019) · African National Congress Provincial Eastern Cape Election List 2019 (14th Candidate, 2019-2024) · Community Safety and Liaison (Member, 2019-2024) · Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature (Chief Whip of the Majority Party, 2024-) · 9 more...				[sources]
Source link	pa.org.za				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-09	Last processed	2026-04-27	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

South African politician

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

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Data sources

South Africa National and Provincial Legislators1,811

Current members of the National Assembly, National Council of Provinces, and provincial legislatures and executives in South Africa.

South Africa · PMG · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories345,356

Category-based imports from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons278,395

Profiles of politically exposed persons from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions519,977

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata331,844

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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