Ronald Mofokeng

Tsokudu Ronald Mofokeng (21 May 1947 – 4 July 2020) was a South African politician and trade unionist. He was the national treasurer of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) from 1987 until 1999, when the union nominated him for election to the National Assembly. He served two terms in the assembly from 1999 to 2009, representing the African National Congress (ANC).

Early life and union career Mofokeng was born on 21 May 1947 in Bethlehem in the former Orange Free State. He entered the labour movement in 1971, when he was elected chairperson of a liaison committee at his workplace, PG Glass in Germiston. The committee was involved in founding the Glass and Allied Workers' Union (GAWU). He served as a COSATU regional treasurer until 1987, when he was elected national treasurer. leaving only after he was elected to Parliament in June 1999. He had declined an earlier nomination to stand for Parliament in the 1994 general election, preferring to remain with the labour movement. He served for a period as chairperson of Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Minerals and Energy,

Death Mofokeng died on 4 July 2020.