Aaron Motsoaledi
Aaron Pakishe Motsoaledi (born August 7, 1958 ) is a South African politician of the African National Congress (ANC). He was Minister of Health from May 2009 to May 2019, and has since been Minister of Home Affairs .
Life
After attending Setotolwane High School in the Northern Transvaal , Motsoaledi completed a degree in medicine and surgery at the University of Natal and graduated with a bachelor's degree in medicine and a bachelor's degree in surgery. He then was between 1986 and 1994 chairman of the advisory office in what would later become the Greater Sekhukhune District . In 1989 he was also the chairman of the Hlahlolanang health and nutrition advisory project.
In addition, he began his political career in the ANC in the early 1990s and was initially vice chairman of the ANC in the Northern Transvaal between 1991 and 1992 . After becoming head of the ANC's research and advisory election team in Limpopo Province in 1994, he was chairman of the ANC's election committee from 1994. He also became a member of the National Executive Committee and head of the Economic and Infrastructure Section of the ANC.
Motsoaledi, who was a member of the Provincial Assembly of Limpopo Province from 1994, became a member of the Limpopo Executive Council (Provincial Government) for Education in 1994 and held this position until 1997. After being a member of the Executive Council for Transport from 1998 to 1999, he was from 1999 Member of the Limpopo Provincial Government for Agriculture, Lands and Environment.
After Jacob Zuma's election as the new President of South Africa , he was appointed Minister of Health in the Zuma I cabinet on May 10, 2009 . Motsoaledi was also a member of the Zuma II cabinet, which was in office from 2014 to 2018 . Cyril Ramaphosa then also appointed him to his first cabinet . In the Ramaphosa II cabinet , he became Minister of Home Affairs.
Web links
- Entry in Who's Who in South Africa (English; archive version from 2012)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Motsoaledi, Aaron |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Motsoaledi, Aaron Pakishe (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South African politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 7th August 1958 |