Mosebenzi Zwane
| Mosebenzi Joseph Zwane | |
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| Minister of Mineral Resources | |
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Assumed office 23 September 2015 |
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| Succeeded by | Ngoako Ramathlodi |
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| Political party | African National Congress |
| Alma mater | University of Pretoria |
Mosebenzi Joseph Zwane is the Minister of Mineral Resources in the Second Cabinet of Jacob Zuma. Zwane became the Minister of Mineral Resources on 23 September 2015 after succeeding Ngoako Ramathlodi. Zwane is also a member of Portfolio on Small Business Development and a Member of Portfolio on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
Born in Vrede, South Africa, Zwane got involved in political career in the early 1980s as a member of the Thembelihle Youth Congress. He later joined the Thembelihle African National Congress (ANC) branch. Zwane also served in the regional executive committee of the Frankfort region in the early 1990s. He became the first secretary of the Frankfort region that became the Thabo Mofutsunyana region, preceding the amalgamation of local councils.
Mosebenzi Zwane became a regional executive committee member of the Thabo Mofutsunyana region and subsequently its chairperson. Zwane has been the regional chairperson of the Thabo Mofutsunyana ANC region since 2006.
Zwane was a Member of Free State Legislature (provincial legislature) since 21 May 2014. He has previously served as MEC in the Portfolio of Agriculture and Rural Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs in the Free State provincial government.
In 2016 Zwane was appointed by President Jacob Zuma to succeed Ngoako Ramathlodi as Minister of Mineral Resources.
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