Max Sisulu

Max Vuyisile Sisulu
Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa
In office 6 May 2009 – 21 May 2014
President	Jacob Zuma
Preceded by	Gwen Mahlangu-Nkabinde
Succeeded by	Baleka Mbete
Personal details
Born	23 August 1945 Transvaal, South Africa
Political party	African National Congress
Spouse(s)	Elinor Sisulu
Relations	Lindiwe Sisulu (sister) Zwelakhe Sisulu (brother) Mlungisi Sisulu (brother) Nkuli Sisulu (sister)
Children	Mlungisi Sisulu Shaka Sisulu Vuyisile Sisulu Duma Sisulu Sandile Sisulu
Parents	Walter Sisulu Albertina Sisulu

Max Vuyisile Sisulu (born 23 August 1945^[1]) is a South African politician who was Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa from 2009 to 2014. He was elected to the position on 6 May 2009, succeeding Gwen Mahlangu-Nkabinde and becoming the first male post-apartheid speaker of the National Assembly.^[2] He is also the first Black male to become speaker.

Following the 2014 General Elections, Sisulu was replaced by Baleka Mbete as Speaker of the National Assembly.

He is a member of the African National Congress (ANC). Sisulu is the son of Walter and Albertina Sisulu, both prominent anti-apartheid activists in the ANC.^[3]

References

1. "GCIS Profile information". Retrieved 31 January 2013.
2. "Sisulu accepts his job with humility". IOL. 6 May 2009.
3. Warby, Vivian (6 May 2009). "Sisulu elected as first male Speaker in Parliament". Government Communication and Information System.