Minister of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs

Personal

• Date of Birth: 8 June 1966

Current Positions

• Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs of the Republic of South Africa since 11 May 2009.
• Member of African National Congress (ANC) National Executive Committee (NEC).
• Chairperson of ANC Gauteng Peace and Stability Sub-Committee since 2007.

Academic Qualifications

• Masters degree in Political Economy from University of Free State.
• Diploma in Economics from Wharton Business School in Pennsylvania, United State of America (USA).
• Diploma in Labour Relations from the University of the Witwatersrands (WITS).

Career/Memberships/Positions/Other Activities

• Member of Standing Committee on Public Service.
• Member of Standing Committee on Land and Environmental Affairs.
• Member of Standing Committee on Security and Constitutional Affairs.
• Member of Joint Standing Committee on Defence.
• Member of Joint Constitutional Review Committee.
• Member of Joint Committee on Ethics and members interest.
• Executive member of the Soweto Youth Congress.
• Worked for the then banned African National Congress (ANC) in its underground structures.
• Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Provincial and private members.
• Branch Chairperson of the Congress of South African Students (COSAS) in Soweto (1980).
• Member of the gauteng (then PWV) Leadership structure of the Azanian Student Organisation (AZASO) (1987).
• Organiser for Paper, Printing,Wood, Allied Workers Union PPWAWU (1989).
• Provincial Secretary of the Paper, Printing,Wood, Allied Workers Union (PPWAWU) (1990).
• Deputy Chairperson of the Johannesburg Inner-city branch of South African Communist Party (SACP) (1991).
• Member of the Provincial Executive Committee of the SACP (1991).
• Provincial Secretary of Congress of South African Trade Union (COSATU) (1992).
• Co-convenor of the PWV Economic Development Forum (1992).
• Member of the Provincial Working Committee of (SACP) (1993).
• Deputy Chairperson of the ANC Kyalami Region (1993).
• Member of the Gauteng Provincial Executive Council of the ANC (1996).
• MEC for Development Planning and Local Government (1994 - 1999).
• Chairperson of the Committee on Safety and Security in the Gauteng Provincial Government (1999).
• Chairperson of the Select Committee on Local government, Constitutional Development and Administration in the National Council of Provinces (2004).
• Chairperson of the ANC Provincial Executive Committee's Commission on Religious Affairs Sub-Committee (2004 - 2007).
• Deputy Chairperson NEC Legislation and Governance Sub-Committee (2007).
• Member of the Legislative Proposals and Petitions.
• Member of the ANC National Executive Committee on Peace and Stability Sub-Committee (2007).
• Member of the ANC (NEC) Political Committee (2007).
• Conceptualised Integrated Development Plans (IDP) and Ward Committees for Local Governance.
• Conceptualised the establishment of South African Local Government Association (SALGA).
• Conceptualised the Urban Renewal of Cities Programme.
• Minister of Provincial and Local Government of the Republic of South Africa from 25 September 2008 - 10 May 2009.
• Developed the Central Business Improvement District Concept.
• Led the Re-Engineering of the Local Government Training Board process.