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Personal |
- Date of Birth: 13 January 1953
- Marital Status: Married
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Current Positions |
- Deputy Minister of Science and Technology of the Republic of South Africa since 29 April 2004.
- Member of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the African National Congress (ANC) since 1994.
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Academic Qualifications |
- Attended German primary school in Cape Town.
- Matriculated from Jan van Riebeeck Secondary school in Cape Town in 1970.
- Enrolled for B.Com degree.
- Pursued a Non-degree purposes studies in economics, land and agricultural policy.
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Positions last held/Career/Memberships/Other Activities |
- Worked for various jobs abroad from 1972 to 1974.
- Worked for various jobs in South Africa from 1975 to 1977.
- Fulltime commercial farmer from 1978 to 1983.
- Arrested and served prison sentence in Pretoria for political activities from 1983 to 1986.
- Co-ordinator of the Administrative Training Project in Johannesburg, an NGO providing support to trade Unions and church organisations between 1986 to 1987.
- Exiled in Zimbabwe and served as a co-ordinator of the Popular History Trust in Harare, Zimbabwe from 1988 to 1990.
- Co-ordinator of ANC Land and Agriculture Desk, responsible for policy development and acting as spokeperson for the ANC on Agricultural matters from 1990 to 1994.
- Served as Minister of Agriculture and Land Affairs of the Republic of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.
- Member of Parliament from 1999 to 2004.
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| Source: Deputy Ministry of Science and Technology |
