Siviwe Gwarube | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Gwarube in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minister of Basic Education | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 3 July 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| President | Cyril Ramaphosa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy | Reginah Mhaule | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Angie Motshekga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chief Whip of the Official Opposition | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 18 August 2022 – 14 June 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy | Annelie Lotriet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leader | John Steenhuisen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Natasha Mazzone | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Sihle Ngubane (Opposition) George Michalakis (DA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member of the National Assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 22 May 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 14 July 1989 King William's Town, Cape Province South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Democratic Alliance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Rhodes University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Siviwe Gwarube (born 14 July 1989) is a South African politician who is currently serving as Minister of Basic Education since July 2024. A member of the Democratic Alliance (DA), she was the Chief Whip of the Official Opposition between August 2022 and June 2024. She joined the National Assembly of South Africa in the May 2019 general election.
Born in the Eastern Cape, Gwarube entered politics in 2012 as a spokesperson for DA parliamentary leader Lindiwe Mazibuko. During the Sixth Parliament, before her appointment as the DA's Chief Whip, she served as Shadow Minister of Health from June 2019 to February 2022, national spokesperson of the DA from November 2020 to August 2022, and Deputy Chief Whip from December 2021 to August 2022.