Zweli Lawrence Mkhize, Dr |
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Personal |
- Date of Birth: 2 February 1956
- Marital Status: Married
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Current Positions |
- Premier of KwaZulu-Natal Provincial since 6 May 2009.
- Leader of Government Business in KwaZulu-Natal.
- Chairperson of the African National Congress (ANC) in KwaZulu-Natal.
- Member of the ANC's National Executive Committee (NEC).
- Chairperson of the ANC's National Education and Health sub-committee.
- Chairperson: 2010 World Cup Political Oversight Committee.
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Academic Qualifications |
- Primary education from Willowfontain Primary School.
- Matriculated from Dlangezwa High School.
- Graduated with an MBCHB Degree from the University of Natal in 1982.
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Career/Positions/Memberships/Other Activities |
- The longest serving Provincial Health Member of the Executive Committee in the country.
- MEC for Health in KwaZulu-Natal (1994 - 2004).
- MEC for Finance and Economic Development (2005 - 2009)
- He returned to South Africa in 1991 and worked at Themba Hospital.
- He started his private practice in Pietermaritsburg late-1991.
- Played a practical role in the process leading towards the establishment of a democratic government in this country.
- He served as a member of the ANC's National Health Secretariat (1991 and 1994).
- He co-founded the Regional Health Forum and became a member of the National Health Forum, which is one of the structures which served as consultative avenues for stakeholders in the health sector across the country.
- Played an active role in the promotion of peace and stability in the KwaZulu-Natal.
- Leader of government business in KwaZulu-Natal.
- He went into exile in 1986 and continued with his medical practice in Swaziland and Zimbabwe.
- He worked at Edendale Hospital in Pietermaritsburg (1984).
- He did is internship at Mc Cords Hospital in Durban (1983).
- Member of the ANC's National Health Secretariat a structure that was tasked with the responsibility of developing the country's health policy.
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| Source: Office of the Premier |
