Thabang Sampson Phathekge MAKWETLA
Personal
- Date of Birth: 19 May 1957.
- Pastimes: watching soccer, tennis, Outdoor life, live music showsand boxing.
Current Positions
- Premier of Mpumalanga Province since 22 April 2004.
- Member of the African National Congress (ANC) National Executive Committee
(NEC).
Academic Qualifications
-
Diploma in Public and Policy Development Administration (PPDA) from Wits Graduate
School.
- Diploma in Social Science from Academy of Social Sciences in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Career/Positions/Memberships/Other Activities
- Went into exile (1976).
- Joined African National Congress (ANC) Umkhonto We Sizwe (1976).
- Lived in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho and Zambia.
- Member of the South African Students' Movement (SASM) Polokwane (1974).
- Executive member of the ANC Gender Commission (1992).
- Member of National Working Committee (NWC) of the ANC (1990 - 1993).
- Member of the ANC National Executive Committee (1990 - 1993).
- Returned to South Africa after unbanning of political Organisations (1990).
- Treasurer of South African Communist Party (SACP) Botswana Region (1986
- 1988).
- Member of Parliament (1994 - 2001).
- Chairperson of the ANC Caucus (1996 - 2001).
- Member of the Joint Standing Committee on Defence (1994 -
2001).
- Member of the Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence
(1998 - 2001).
- Member of the Portfolio Committee on Sport (1994
- 1996).
- Member of the Portfolio Committee on Tourism and
Environment (1994 - 1996).
- Member of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts
(2000 - 2001).
- Member of Finance Committee (2000 - 2001).