Gwede Mantashe
| Gwede Mantashe | |
|---|---|
| Secretary General of the African National Congress | |
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Assumed office December 2007 |
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| Deputy | Jessie Duarte |
| Preceded by | Kgalema Motlanthe |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
21 June 1955 Cala, Eastern Cape |
| Nationality | South African |
| Political party | South African Communist Party (African National Congress) |
| Spouse(s) | Nolwandle Mantashe |
| Alma mater |
University of South Africa University of Witwatersrand |
Gwede Mantashe (born 21 June 1955,Cala) is a South African politician, who currently serves as the Secretary General of the African National Congress. He is also a former chairperson of the South African Communist Party.
Gwede Mantashe was born in 1955 in the village of Lower Cala in the Transkei (now Eastern Cape). He studied at the University of South Africa (Unisa) in 1997 and completed his B.Comm Honours degree in 2002. He also acquired a Masters degree from the University of Witwatersrand (WITS) in 2008.
He joined the migratory labour force to eke out a living in the mining industry. Beginning his mining experience at Western Deep Levels mine in 1975 as a Recreation Officer and, in the same year, moved to Prieska Copper Mines where he was Welfare Officer until 1982.
In 1982, Mantashe moved to Matla Colliery where he co-founded and became the Witbank branch chairperson of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), a position he held until 1984. He was then elected NUM Regional Secretary in 1985. In recognition of his skills, Mantashe became the NUM's National Organiser from 1988 to 1993 and its Regional Coordinator between 1993 and 1994.
Born in 1955 in Cala in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, Mantashe was the Secretary-General of the National Union of Mineworkers until their 12th National Conference held in May 2006 where he was succeeded by Frans Baleni. He made history by becoming the first trade unionist to be appointed to the board of Directors of a JSE Limited-listed company, namely Samancor, in 1995.
He served for two years as Chairperson of the Technical Working Group of the Joint Initiative for Priority Skills Acquisition (Jipsa).
He was the chairperson of the South African Communist Party until July 2012,. He is currently a member of the Politburo of the South African Communist Party. He was elected Secretary-General of the African National Congress at the party's 52nd national conference in 2007.
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