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  Mapisa-Nqakula, Nosiviwe
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AffiliationAfrican National Congress  
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NameNosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula
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Born November 13, 1956 (67 years)
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Date of Birth: 13 November 1956
Marital Status: Married

Current Positions

Minister of Home Affairs of the Republic of South Africa since 29 April 2004.

Academic Qualifications

Matriculated from Mount Arthur High School.
Primary Teacher's Diploma at the Bensonvale Teacher TRG College.
Project Management with Canadian University Studies (CUSO).
Studying Psychology with the Newport University.
Obtained basic Human Relations Course.
Otained Community Development course.
Obtained Communications course.

Career/Memberships/Positions/Other Activities

Theme 3 Core Group Member of the Constitution Making Process (1994 - date).
Member of the Joint Standing Committee on Defence (1994 - date).
Chairperson of the Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence (1994 - date).
Assistant Director of the Masazane Open School (a project of the South African Institute of Race Relation-SAIRR) 1982 - 1984.
Youth Worker with Target Timothy (A project of SANSSA) (1981 - 1982).
Teacher at St Matthews Teachers' Training College (1979).
Teacher at Bensonvale Junior Secondary School (1978).
Trained in Youth Leadership and Development (NYLTP).
Founder member of the East London Domestic Workers Association (ELDWA) (1982).
Left the country and underwent military training in Angola and the Soviet Union respectively (1984).
Member of political and military structures (Soviet Union) (1985).
Worked with the political military structures (ANC) (1986 - 1988).
Representative of the ANC Women's Section to Pan African Women's Organisation (PAWO) (1988 - 1990).
Deployed in the country to help rebuild ANC structures (1990).
Served as Head of Commission set up to investigate desertions of ANC MK members to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Angola (1984).
National organiser of the ANC Women's League and member of its National Executive (1990 - 1993).
Secretary-General of the ANC Women's League (1993 - 1995).
National Executive Committee (NEC) member of the ANC (1994 - 1997).
Member of the Joint Standing Committee on Defence (1994 - date).
Member of the Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence (1994 - date).
Attended Equality Development and Peace seminar in Nairobi (1985).
Attended 2nd ANC Consultative seminar in Kabwe (1985).
Attended PAWO Regional seminar on the emancipation of women in Lusaka (1989).
Worked closely with women's organisations inside and outside the country.
Later represented the ANC Women's section to the People's Republic of Angola for two years.
Attended Malibongwe Conference in Amsterdam (1990).
Attended World Racism conference in Durban (2001).
Member of the ANC's National Executive Committee.
Worked with open schools to help students from disadvantaged communities who were matric drop-outs.
Elected National Organiser of the ANC Women's League (1991).
Elected the Secretary-General of the ANC Women's League February (1994).
Became a member of Parliament of South Africa (1994).
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs of the Republic of South Africa (6 May 2002 - 28 April 2004).


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INFORMATION LINKS
RACES
  12/20/2022 ANC National Executive Committee Lost 0.00% (-2.03%)
  08/19/2021 SA National Assembly Speaker Won 66.78% (+39.26%)
  05/29/2019 SA Minister of Defense & Military Veterans Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  05/08/2019 SA MP - ANC National List Won 1.00% (-0.19%)
  12/20/2017 ANC National Executive Committee Won 0.86% (-1.60%)
  05/25/2014 SA Minister of Defence & Military Veterans Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  05/07/2014 SA MP - ANC National List Won 1.10% (-0.07%)
  12/20/2012 ANC National Executive Committee Won 1.50% (-0.36%)
  06/12/2012 SA Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  05/10/2009 SA Minister of Correctional Services Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  04/22/2009 SA MP - ANC National List Won 1.45% (-0.08%)
  12/20/2007 ANC National Executive Committee Won 1.02% (-0.93%)
  04/28/2004 SA Home Affairs Minister Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  04/14/2004 SA MP - ANC National List Won 2.56% (-0.25%)
  12/20/2002 ANC National Executive Committee Won 1.31% (-1.91%)
  05/06/2002 SA Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
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