Personal

• Date of Birth: 17 January 1948
• Marital Status: Married

Positions last Held

• Minister of Public Enterprises of the Republic of South Africa since 29 April 2004.

Academic Qualifications

• Matriculated at Durban High School.
• B Econ (Hons), University of Natal, Durban (1978).

Career/Positions/Memberships/Other Activities

• Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Natal (1971 - 1978).
• Visiting Lecturer, Centre of Southern African Studies, University of York (1974 - 1975).
• Member of Institute of Industrial Education (1973 - 1975).
• General Secretary of the Trade Union Advisory and Co-ordinating Council (TUACC) (1977 - 1979).
• General Secretary of the Federation of South African Trade Unions (FOSATU) (1979 - 1983).
• Education Secretary of the Federation of South African Trade Unions (FOSATU) (1983 - 1985).
• Education Secretary of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) (1986 - 1988).
• National Education Officer, National Union of Metalworkers (Numsa) (1988 - 1993).
• Interim Executive member, ANC Southern Natal region (1989).
• Branch Executive member, ANC Western Areas branch (1990 - 1991).
• Deputy Minister of Finance of the Republic of South Africa (May 1994 - April 1996).
• Former Member of the Development and Reconstruction Committee of the National Peace Accord Trust.
• President of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)(May 1996 - February 2000).
• Minister of Trade and Industry of the Republic of South Africa (4 April 1996 - 28 April 2004).