Jerry Ndou | |
|---|---|
| Delegate to the National Council of Provinces | |
| Assumed office 6 October 2022 | |
| Constituency | Limpopo |
| Member of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature | |
| In office 21 May 2014 – 6 October 2022 | |
| Member of the Limpopo Executive Council for Cooperative Governance, Human Settlement and Traditional Affairs | |
| In office October 2017 – May 2019 | |
| Premier | Stan Mathabatha |
| Preceded by | Makoma Makhurupetje |
| Succeeded by | Basikopo Makamu |
| Member of the Limpopo Executive Council for Public Works, Roads and Infrastructure | |
| In office May 2014 – October 2017 | |
| Premier | Stan Mathabatha |
| Preceded by | Dickson Masemola (for Public Works) |
| Succeeded by | Nandi Ndalane |
| Deputy Provincial Chairperson of the African National Congress in Limpopo | |
| In office February 2014 – June 2018 | |
| Chairperson | Stan Mathabatha |
| Preceded by | Dickson Masemola |
| Succeeded by | Florence Radzilani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Azwindini Jeremiah Dingaa Ndou |
| Political party | African National Congress |
Azwindini Jeremiah "Jerry" Ndou is a South African politician and diplomat who has served as a Delegate to the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) since October 2022. Before that, he represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the Limpopo Provincial Legislature and Limpopo Executive Council.
Formerly an activist in the ANC Youth League, Ndou was a Member of Parliament in South Africa's first democratic Parliament from 1994 to 1999. Between 1999 and 2014, he held diplomatic posts as South African High Commissioner to Zimbabwe, Ambassador to Libya, and Ambassador to Ireland. In early 2014 he was elected Deputy Provincial Chairperson of the ANC in Limpopo, and pursuant to the 2014 general election he became a Member of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature. Stan Mathabatha, then the Premier of Limpopo, appointed him Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Public Works, Roads and Infrastructure (2014–2017) and MEC for Cooperative Governance, Human Settlement and Traditional Affairs (2017–2019).
Ndou failed to gain re-election as ANC Deputy Chairperson in 2018 but was re-elected to his legislative seat in the 2019 general election and became Deputy Speaker of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature. He left that office, and the provincial legislature, in October 2022, when he filled a casual vacancy in the NCOP.