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Minister of Health
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- Date of Birth: 1952
- Pastimes: Reading
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Current Positions |
- Minister of Health of the Republic of South Africa since 26 September 2008.
- Member of Parliament since 1994.
- Chairperson of Standing Committee on Auditor General.
| Career/Memberships/Positions/Other Activities |
- Joined the African National Congress (ANC) in 1976 after the Soweto Uprising.
- She was the first women in South Africa to be found guilty of treason (1982).
- sentenced to 10 years imprisonment and was released in (1990).
- played a big role in the creation of the ANC structures in Gauteng.
- Chairperson of the influential portfolio committee on Finances (1999-2004).
- As member of Parliament she played a leading role in many ad hoc committees and investigations.
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