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).