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Minister of Finance



Pravin Jamnadas Gordhan, Mr

Personal
  • Date of Birth: 12 April 1949
  • Marital Status: Married
Current Positions
  • Minister of Finance of the Republic of South African since 11 May 2009.
  • Chairperson of the Forum on Tax Administration (FTA) within the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development since 2008.

Academic Qualifications
  • Bachelor of Pharmacy from University of Durban Westville University.

Career/Memberships/Positions/Other Activities
  • Involved in politics during the late 1960s.
  • Organised and led the Student Movement and Civic Structures during the 1970s and 1980s.
  • Detained three times by the Apartheid government.
  • Participated in the Multi-party talks at the Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA) (1990).
  • Co-Chairperson of Transtional Executive Council which prepared the country for the elections (9191 - 1994).
  • Participated in drafting the White Paper on Local Government which laid the foundation for developing Local Government Authorities.
  • Chairperson of Parliamentary Constitutional Committee in Parliament which had oversight over implementation of the new Constitution (1996).
  • Took part in the Natal Indian Congress call to boycott election in 1980s.
  • Participated in the underground structures of the African National Congress (ANC) for four years.
  • Worked as Phamacist at the King Edward V11 Hospital in Durban (1974 - 1981).
  • He was involved in the African National Congress (ANC) and South African Communist Part (SACP).
  • Member of Parliament (1994 - 1998).
  • Deputy Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service (1998 - 1999).
  • Chairperson of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) until July 2006.
  • Commissioner of South Africa Revenue (1999 - 10 May 2009).

Awards/Decorations/Presentations/Bursaries
  • Doctorate of Commerce honoris causa from the University of South Africa (UNISA) May 2007.
  • Doctorate of Law honoris causa from the University of Cape Town June 20007.
  • DTech: Business Administration from the of Free State Central University of Technology March 2009.

Source: Ministry of Finance

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