Edna Molewa

The Honourable Edna Molewa D.A.S(hc) Officier de la légion d’honneur
Minister of Environmental Affairs
In office 26 May 2014 – 22 September 2018
President	Jacob Zuma Cyril Ramaphosa
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Nomvula Mokonyane
Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs
In office 31 October 2010 – 25 May 2014
President	Jacob Zuma
Preceded by	Buyelwa Sonjica
Succeeded by	Nomvula Mokonyane as Minister of Water and Sanitation.
Minister of Social Development
In office 11 May 2009 – 31 October 2010
President	Jacob Zuma
Preceded by	Zola Skweyiya
Succeeded by	Bathabile Dlamini
2nd Premier of North West Province
In office 30 April 2004 – 6 May 2009
Preceded by	Popo Molefe
Succeeded by	Maureen Modiselle
Personal details
Born	(1957-03-23)23 March 1957 Warmbaths, Transvaal, South Africa
Died	22 September 2018(2018-09-22) (aged 61) Pretoria, South Africa
Political party	African National Congress
Spouse	Richard Molewa (sep. 2017)
Children	Keneilwe Mogasoa, Didi Sethema, Michael Sethema and Basiame Sethema
Awards	Order of Mapungubwe in gold (2019, posthumously)

Bomo Edith Edna Molewa (23 March 1957 – 22 September 2018), formerly known as Edna Sethema, was a South African politician and member of the African National Congress. Molewa became the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs of South Africa on 31 October 2010, as part of a cabinet reshuffle by President Jacob Zuma. On 25 May 2014 her Ministry has been divided and she was appointed Minister of Environmental Affairs. She succeeded Buyelwa Sonjica.^[1] Prior to her death, Molewa was studying towards a Bachelor's of Arts Honours in Developmental Studies through the University of South Africa.^[2]