Constance Simelane

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Constance Simelane is a former Swaziland politician and the country's first female deputy prime minister. She was previously the country's education minister.

Life

Constance Simelane was born the second of six children to a teacher couple who lived in South Africa , married in 1940 and recalled to Swaziland in 1958. After Simelane's school education, she received a scholarship to study in the USA. She attended Roosevelt University in Chicago, where she completed a bachelor's degree in social sciences. She completed a master's degree in business administration from the University of Washington .

Simelane worked as a credit researcher in Chicago. She then moved to Swaziland for a short time before moving to Addis Ababa to work for the United Nations Economic Commission.

In 2003 she became Minister of Education of the Swaziland Government under Absalom Themba Dlamini and at the same time of King Mswati III. appointed Member of the House of Assembly . During her time as minister, she made it possible for all orphans to have access to primary and secondary schools without paying school fees.

In 2006, after the death of incumbent Albert Shabangu , she took over the duties of the country's deputy prime minister - the first woman in this role in Swaziland. In fact, this office is mainly reserved for ceremonial tasks. She held the office until 2008. Even after she left the government, Simelane is committed to women's and children's rights in Swaziland.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ "Swaziland: Service News - December 1964". (PDF) Information Office of the Swaziland Government Service, December 1964, accessed November 24, 2016 .
  2. ↑ a b Constance T. Simelane. UNESCO, accessed November 24, 2016 .
  3. ↑ Swaziland's King Mswati appoints 10 MPs. Panapress.com, October 31, 2003, accessed November 24, 2016 .
  4. ↑ James Hall: Swaziland's Aids orphans still a contentious issue. In: Mail & Guardian. January 24, 2005, accessed November 24, 2016 .
  5. ↑ Gender activists welcome new woman deputy prime minister. In: irinnews.org. October 30, 2006, accessed November 24, 2016 .
  6. ↑ Winile Mavuso: 'Women can run this country'. In: Swazi Observer. May 16, 2014, accessed November 24, 2016 .
personal data
SURNAME Simelane, Constance
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swaziland politician
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century