Minister of Correctional Services

Personal

• Date of Birth: 23 August 1954
• Marital Status: Divorced

Current Positions

• Minister of Correctional Services of the Republic of South Africa since 29 April 2004.

Academic Qualifications

• Matriculated from Jabavu High School in Alice, Eastern Cape.
• Obtained Primary Teacher's Diploma, Lovedale College, Alice, Eastern Cape.
• Attended Fort Hare University, Alice and Victoria University, Australia.
• Obtained BA - Sport and Recreation Management.
• Graduate Diploma in Sport and Recreation, Victoria University, Australia.

Career/Positions/Memberships/Other Activities

• Teaching experience (11 years), including position as Principal and Head of Division.
• Employee of the Board of Social Responsibility under the Archbishop of Cape Town (1985 - 1989).
• In exile in Australia (1989 - 1992).
• Consultant to the Australian Commonwealth Games Federation.
• National Director of Rugby Development (2 years).
• Head of Sports Administration, University of the Western Cape (1993 - 1994).
• International Director of Cape Town 2004 Olympic bid (1994 - 1996).
• Member of Parliament since 1996.
• Member of Middledrift Progressive Teacher's Union.
• Vice-President of the Western Province Council on Sport.
• Vice-President of the Western Province Cricket Board.
• President of National Sports Council - Western Cape.
• Political Activist, United Democratic Front (UDF).
• Student Activist, Azanian Students Convention (AZASCO).
• Founder member of National Sports Council (NSC).
• Former Political detainee.
• Served on the Portfolio Committee on Sport and Recreation.
• Served on Portfolio Committee on Foreign Affairs.
• Served on Portfolio Committee on Public Accounts.
• Member of the International Marketing Council (2000 - 2004).
• Executive and Foundation Board member of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) (2000 - 2004).
• Secretariat member of the International Inter-Governmental Consultative Group on Anti-Doping in Sport (IICGADS) (1999 - 2004).
• President-in-Office of the Supreme Council for Sport in Africa (1999 - 2000).
• Member of the Supreme Council for Sport in Africa (2000 - 2004).
• Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Sports Trust (1999 - 2004).
• Member of the Council of Ministers of Zone VI (Southern Africa) of the Supreme Council for Sport in Africa (1999 - 2004).
• Minister of Sport and Recreation of the Republic of South Africa (21 June 1999 - 28 April 2004).
• Vice-Chairman of Inter-Ministerial Committee for the SA 2010 World Cup Bid.