Thabang Makwetla | |
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Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans | |
In office 29 May 2019 – 19 June 2024 | |
Preceded by | Kebby Maphatsoe |
Deputy Minister of Justice and Correctional Services | |
In office 25 May 2014 – 29 May 2019 Serving with John Jeffery | |
Preceded by | John Jeffery |
Succeeded by | Inkosi Phathekile Holomisa |
Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans | |
In office 11 May 2009 – 25 May 2014 | |
Preceded by | Fezile Bhengu |
Succeeded by | Kebby Maphatsoe |
3rd Premier of Mpumalanga | |
In office 21 April 2004 – 10 May 2009 | |
Preceded by | Ndaweni Mahlangu |
Succeeded by | David Mabuza |
Personal details | |
Born | Thabang Samson Phathakge Makwetla 18 May 1957 Lydenburg, Mpumalanga, South Africa |
Political party | African National Congress |
Residence(s) | Bramley Gardens, Johannesburg, South Africa |
Alma mater | Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and the University of the Witwatersrand |
Occupation | Activist, Politician, Humanitarian, Assistor |
Cabinet |
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Thabang Sampson Makwetla MP (/məˈkwɛtlə/, born 18 May 1957)[1] is a South African politician affiliated with the African National Congress (ANC). He is a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa and is the current Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, a role he previously served in between 2009 and 2014.[2][3] He has also served as the Deputy Minister of Justice and Correctional Services,[4] and was Premier of Mpumalanga province between 2004 and 2009.[1]