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Profiles: New Cabinet Ministers

>>>Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries – Tina Joemat-Petersson

Previous Positions

  • Member Executive Council for Education   2003  
  • Treasurer ANC Provincial Executive Committee   2003  
  • Member Northern Cape Provincial HIV and AIDS Council   2000  
  • Member Central Comm SACP   1998  
  • Member of Executive Council Education, Northern Cape Provincial Government   1994  
  • Member Northern Cape provincial Legislature   1994  
  • Member SA Democratic Teacher's Union   1992  
  • Member National Peoples Education Panelist   1992  
  • Research Assistant to Head of English Department, UWC   1990  
  • Member ANC   1989  
  • Member ANC Provincial Executive Committee Northern Cape   1988  
  • Teacher Pescodia Secondary School Kimberley  1987  
  • Member ANC Deployment Committee, Elections Committee and gender Committee      
  • Member Economic and Social clusters Provincial Cabinet Committees


Education

  • Higher Diploma in Education University of Western Cape    
  • Executive Management Programme Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town Executive Management Education 2002
  • Bachelor of Arts University of Western Cape English & History 
     

>>>Minister of Basic Education - Angie Motshekga

Previous Positions:

  • Member of Executive Council Education Department Gauteng Provincial Government 2004  
  • Member Provincial Legislature ANC: Gauteng   1999  
  • Deputy Secretary ANC Women's League   1997


Education:

Diplomas

  • Higher Diploma in Education      
  • Bachelor of Arts University of the North Education  
  • Bachelor of Educational Science University of the Witwatersrand    
  • Masters Degree in Education University of the Witwatersrand

 

>>>Minister of Communications - Siphiwe Nyanda

Previous Positions:

  • Chief SA National Defence Force   1998-2005
  • Academic Registrar SA National Defence Force Pretoria 1998-1998
  • General Officer Commanding Gauteng Command, SANDF   1997-1998
  • Chief of Defence Force Staff   1994-1997
  • Chief of Staff, Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the Liberation Army of ANC   1992-1994


Education:

  • Attended military courses in German Democratic Republic 1976 and 1986, Moscow 1985 and South Africa 1996 and 1997.
  • Bachelor of Arts (Econ): University of South Africa

 

>>>Minister of Economic Development - Ebrahim Patel

  • Former General Secretary of the Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers Union (SACTWU).


Previous Positions:

  • World Trade Organisation's Ministerial Conferences Singapore & Seattle    
  • National Labour Convenor National Economics Development & Labour Council (Nedlac)      
  • Commissioner Fin & Fiscal Comm, Council for Higher Education       
  • Delegate Bi-lateral Trade negotiations with Zimbabwe

 

>>>Minister of Energy – (Elizabeth) Dipuo Peters

Previous Positions:

  • Premier N Cape Prov Government   2004  
  • Member Provincial Legislature N Cape Prov Legislature   1997  
  • Secretary Women's Affairs ANC Youth League   1990  
  • Member National Executive Committee and Provincial Treasurer ANC Northern Cape    


Education:

  • Bachelor of Arts (Social Work) University of the North 1987

 

>>>Minister of Health - Dr Aaron Motsoaledi

Previous Positions:

  • Member of Executive Council Agriculture, Land & Environment  Limpopo Province Government 1999  
  • Head ANC Election's Commission for Limpopo Prov   1994  
  • Member Provincial Legislature Limpopo Prov Legislature   1994  
  • Head ANC Econ & Infrastructure Desk     


Education:

  • Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery University of Natal  


>>>Minister of International Relations and Co-operation - Maite Nkoana-Mashabane

Previous Positions

  • Activist in the United Democratic Front (Apartheid Era)
  • South African High Commissioner to India and Malaysia.
  • Local Government and Housing MEC – Limpopo 2004
  • Member - ANC national working committee’s sub-committee on international affairs.
  • She is actively involved in the ANC Women’s League and also worked as an MP.

 

>>>Minister in The Presidency (2) Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the Presidency - Collins Chabane

Previous Positions:

  • Member of Parliament- National Assembly   2009  
  • Member of Executive Council Public Works -Limpopo Province Government 1998  
  • Member Provincial Legislature Limpopo Provincial Legislature   1997  
  • Member of Executive Council Economic Development, Environment and Tourism Limpopo  

 

Education:

  • Higher National Diploma in Electrical Engineering (Heavy and Light Current), Technikon South Africa
  • Diploma in Management - Eastern & Southern African Management Institute (ESAMI), Arusha, Tanzania 
  • Diploma in Aircraft Maintenance    

 

>>>Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform - Gugile Nkwinti

Previous Positions:

  • Member of Executive Council Local Government & Housing – Eastern Cape 2004  
  • Member of Provincial Legislature Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature   1994  
  • Founder Member Eastern Education Crisis Commission 1984

 

Education:

  • Diploma in Nursing (Psychiatry) - University of South Africa
  • Bachelor of Administration (Political Science, Public Admin & Applied Econ) - University of South Africa

 

>>>Minister of Social Development - Edna Molewa

Previous Positions:

  • Chairperson of the African National Congress (ANC) in the North West Province (May 2005- May 2008).
  • Member of the African National Congress Women's League National Executive Council since 2003.
  • Chairperson of the African National Congress Women's League (ANCWL) in the North West Province.
  • Member of the Provincial Executive Committee (PEC) since 1996.

 

Education:

  • Course in Economic Leadership for the New Millennium and Administration Management from Wharton School of Business in United States of America (USA).
  • Course in Leadership at Kennedy School of Governance.
  • Currently studying towards B.Com degree with University of South Africa (UNISA).

 

>>>Minister of Transport - Sibusiso Joel Ndebele

Previous Positions:

  • Premier KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government   2004  
  • Member National Executive Committee of ANC   1997  
  • Member Provincial Executive Committee & Provincial Working Committee   1994  
  • Member Provincial Legislature KwaZulu-Natal   1994  
  • Member of Executive Council Transport, KZN Provincial Government   1994 - 2004
  • Regional Secretary ANC southern Natal   1990 - 1998
  • Research Fellow Department of Town & Regional Planning University of KwaZulu-Natal 1987

 

Education:

  • Diploma in Library Science, University of Zululand   1972
  • Bachelor of Arts (Development Admin & Polit), University of South Africa 1985
  • Bachelor of Arts (International Politics & African Politics), University of South Africa 1983

 

>>>Minister of Women, Youth, Children and People with Disabilities - Noluthando Mayende-Sibiya

Previous Positions:

  • Member ANC National Executive Committee ANC Polokwane 2007  
  • President of NEHAWU National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (NEHAWU)

 

Education:

  • Midwifery Graduate, King Edward Memorial Hospital 1985
  • Enrolled Nurse (E/N) programme, McCord School of Nursing 1983

 

 

Sources: 24.com (Who’s Who in Southern Africa); South African Government Information (www.info.gov.za); Wikipedia