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  Makwetla, Thabang
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AffiliationAfrican National Congress  
<-  2014-06-01  
 
NameThabang Makwetla
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, Mpumalanga , South Africa
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Born May 19, 1957 (66 years)
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InfoDate of Birth: 19 May 1957.
Pastimes: watching soccer, tennis, Outdoor life, live music showsand boxing.

Premier of Mpumalanga Province since 22 April 2004.
Member of the African National Congress (ANC) National Executive Committee (NEC).

Diploma in Public and Policy Development Administration (PPDA) from Wits Graduate School.
Diploma in Social Science from Academy of Social Sciences in Sofia, Bulgaria.

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).

One of the last members of the ANC Youth League in exile, and part of the party's 1976 generation, Makwetla is highly respected for his exploits as a commander of ANC underground structures in Botswana.

After 1990 he became one of the youngest members of the NEC. His stature grew when the ANC sent him to Mpumalanga to rein in its loose-tongued Premier, Ndaweni Mahlangu.


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  12/20/2022 ANC National Executive Committee Won 1.07% (-0.96%)
  05/29/2019 SA Deputy Minister of Defence & Military Veterans Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  05/08/2019 SA MP - ANC National List Lost 0.54% (-0.65%)
  12/20/2017 ANC National Executive Committee Won 0.68% (-1.79%)
  05/25/2014 SA Deputy Minister of Justice & Correctional Services Won 50.00% (+0.00%)
  05/07/2014 SA MP - ANC National List Won 0.89% (-0.29%)
  12/20/2012 ANC National Executive Committee Lost 0.00% (-1.86%)
  05/10/2009 SA Deputy Minister of Defence Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  04/22/2009 SA MP - ANC National List Won 0.96% (-0.56%)
  12/20/2007 ANC National Executive Committee Lost 0.00% (-1.96%)
  04/30/2004 Mpumalanga Premier Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  12/20/2002 ANC National Executive Committee Won 0.44% (-2.79%)
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