Current Positions
Mr David Mbangiseni Mahlobo was the Minister of Energy of the Republic of South Africa from 17 October 2017 until 26 February 2018.
Academic Qualifications
Career/Positions/Memberships/Other Activities
Mr Mahlobo participated in the mobilisation of the farming community and recruiting them to join the ANC when it was unbanned. He worked tirelessly within the structures of the ANC around Piet Retief and Pongola establishing ANC structures.
He continued his political involvement in the ANC, ANCYL and SASCO where he was elected and served the University of Zululand Student Representative Council as Secretary General for two terms and as a Faculty Representative for Science. He served as a member of the University of Zululand Council for more than 10 years and as Chairperson of the Audit Committee for two terms.
He played an important role in the ANC and election work in KwaZulu Natal North Coast Region now Musa Dladla Region. He was instrumental in the establishment and recognition of NEHAWU at the university and on broader transformation.
He worked at the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry as a Water Scientist and later as the Head of Transformation Unit.
During the 4th Administration he was appointed as the Head of Department for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs in Mpumalanga until his appointment as a Member of Parliament in May 2014. He has been assigned various responsibilities in government.
He has led NEHAWU, SASCO, ANCYL and the ANC in KwaZulu Natal, Gauteng and Mpumalanga and occupied various positions. In 2012 he was elected to the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the ANC where he serves on the Peace and Stability Sub-committee. He also serves on the Organisation Building and Campaigns and on the National Task Team of the ANCYL. He is one of the NEC members who were sent by the ANC to China for Political Education.
Mr David Mbangiseni Mahlobo was the Minister of State Security from 26 May 2014 to 16 October 2017.
