Matthew Parks is the COSATU Parliamentary Coordinator and has held this position for the past 10 years. He coordinates COSATU’s engagements with Parliament, government, and the ANC on bills, policies, regulations, taxes, and more at Parliament. He also represents COSATU at Nedlac and in bilateral engagements with business, industry bodies, and companies.

Matthew has been involved in a wide range of policy engagements with government, covering areas such as labour, finance, budget, taxation, agriculture and land reform, transport, police, home affairs, justice, basic and higher education, health, trade, and industry. He has worked in the parliamentary sector for the past two decades, including roles in both the national Parliament and the Western Cape Provincial Legislature.

He has also been active in the ANC and its various formations and structures, previously serving as the ANC’s Deputy Regional Secretary for Cape Town and as a member of its Regional Executive Committee.

Matthew holds a Bachelor of Social Science degree from the University of Cape Town and a Postgraduate Diploma in Governance from the University of the Western Cape.