Naledi Pandor
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Naledi Pandor | |
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Minister of Higher Education and Training | |
Assumed office 28 February 2018 | |
President | Cyril Ramaphosa |
Preceded by | Hlengiwe Mkhize |
Minister of Science and Technology | |
In office 25 May 2014 – 28 February 2018 | |
President | Jacob Zuma Cyril Ramaphosa |
Preceded by | Derek Hanekom |
Succeeded by | Nkhensani Kubayi-Ngubane |
Minister of Home Affairs | |
In office 4 October 2012 – 25 May 2014 Acting: 2 – 4 October 2012 | |
President | Jacob Zuma |
Preceded by | Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma |
Succeeded by | Malusi Gigaba |
Minister of Science and Technology | |
In office 10 May 2009 – 4 October 2012 | |
President | Jacob Zuma |
Preceded by | Mosibudi Mangena |
Succeeded by | Derek Hanekom |
Minister of Education | |
In office 12 May 2004 – 10 May 2009 | |
President | Thabo Mbeki Kgalema Motlanthe |
Preceded by | Kader Asmal |
Succeeded by | Ministry Split |
National Council of Provinces Chairperson | |
In office 21 June 1999 – 4 May 2004 | |
Preceded by | Mosiuoa Lekota |
Succeeded by | Joyce Kgoali |
Personal details | |
Born | Durban, Natal Province, Union of South Africa | 7 December 1953
Political party | African National Congress |
Spouse | Sharif Joseph Pandor |
Relations |
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Children | 4 |
Alma mater | [1] |
Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor (née Matthews, born 7 December 1953)[2] is the South African Minister of Higher Education, serving as of 28 February 2018, having previously held the post from 2009-2012. She was Minister of Home Affairs from 2012-2014. She was appointed to the cabinet following the 2004 South African general elections. She previously served as Minister of Education (2004–2009) in the cabinets of both Thabo Mbeki and Kgalema Motlanthe.
Early life
Pandor was born in Durban, Natal. Her grandfather was Z.K. Matthews, a respected anti-apartheid teacher and reformist, who was a member and Cape President of the African National Congress. Her father was Joe Matthews, a respected anti-apartheid activist and lawyer.
Personal life
Pandor is married to Sharif Joseph Pandor and has four children,[2] Fazlur, Aisha, Suraya and Haroon. She converted to Islam after she met her husband while studying in Botswana, her in-laws gave her the Islamic name of Nadia. On her religious conversion Pandor said: "My parents said God is God. As long as you worship Him we will support you and the Islamic principles are universal. Certainly, Islam demands much more of you in terms of observance."
Politics
She was elected to parliament in 1994 and was appointed Chairperson of The National Council of Provinces by President Thabo Mbeki in 1999. She served as Minister of Education from 2004 until 2009[2] under Thabo Mbeki and Kgalema Motlanthe. She oversaw a complete overhaul of the Education system under her tenure and proposed reforms to the country's perceived failure of the implementation of Outcomes Based Education (OBE). She was appointed Minister of Science and Technology in May 2009[2] by President Jacob Zuma and served as a driving force in South Africa to host the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) in the Karoo.
On 2 October 2012 President Jacob Zuma appointed Pandor to the position of Minister of Home Affairs[2] after her predecessor, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma resigned to take up her position as Chairman of the African Union. Following Zuma's re-election in 2014, she was replaced as Home Affairs Minister and returned to the Department of Science and Technology.
In March 2017, Naledi Pandor questioned the African National Congress for not implementing a national executive committee decision taken in 2016 to scrutinise party leaders' lifestyles.[3]
References
- ^ "SAHA: Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor". South African History Online. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "CV of Naledi Pandor". South African Government Information. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ "Minister Naledi Pandor Says The ANC Failed To Implement NEC Decision". Huffington Post South Africa. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
External links
- Naledi Pandor at People's Assembly
- Living people
- Government ministers of South Africa
- Education ministers of South Africa
- Ministers of Home Affairs of South Africa
- Women government ministers of South Africa
- Members of the National Assembly of South Africa
- Chairpersons of the National Council of Provinces
- Alumni of the University of London
- Stellenbosch University alumni
- University of Swaziland alumni
- South African Muslims
- People from Durban
- Grand Crosses with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 1953 births
- Female interior ministers
- Women members of the National Assembly of South Africa