Deputy Minister of Mineral Resources

Personal

• Other: Born at Warrenton in Northern Cape

Current Positions

• Deputy Minister of Mineral Resources of the Republic of South Africa since 1 November 2010.
• Member of Central Committee of the South African Communist Party.
• Member of the Task Team of the African National Congress (ANC) in North West Province.

Academic Qualifications

• Attended Primary School at Warrenton.
• Matriculated at Huhudi High School in the Vryburg area.
• Pursued studies in Economics.

Positions last held/Career/Memberships/Other Activities

• Member of Parliament representing African National Congress (ANC) from 1994.
• Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Public Works.
• Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Science and Technology.
• Whip of the Portfolio Committee on Communications.
• Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Labour.
• Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Mineral and Energy.
• Chairperson of ANC Chairpersons' Study Groups.
• Trade Union representative.
• Vice President of the Congress of South African Trade Union (COSATU).
• National Executive member of National Union of Mineworkers (NUM).
• Chairperson of the National Education Committee (NEDCOM) of COSATU.
• Member of the Central Committee of the South African Communist Party (SACP).
• Chairperson of COSATU for the Northern Cape and and Free State regions.
• Member of the Regional Executive Committee of the NUM.
• Full time Shop Steward of the NUM for De Beers Consolidated Mines.
• Part of Interim Leadership Core of the ANC in the Northern Cape in 1990.
• Provincial Deputy Chairperson of the ANC in Northern Cape.
• Branch Chairperson of the NUM Finsch Mine.
• Chairperson of the SACP of Warrenton Branch.
• Chairpeson of Branch Education Committee of the NUM.