Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
| Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka | |
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Mlambo-Ngcuka at Girls Summit 2014
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| Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN Women | |
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Assumed office 13 August 2013 |
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| Deputy President of South Africa | |
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In office 22 June 2005 – 24 September 2008 |
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| President | Thabo Mbeki |
| Preceded by | Jacob Zuma |
| Succeeded by | Baleka Mbete |
| Constituency | − |
| Member of Parliament | |
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In office 1994–2008 |
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| Minister of Minerals and Energy | |
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In office 17 June 1999 – 21 June 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Penuell Maduna |
| Succeeded by | Lindiwe Hendricks |
| Minister of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology | |
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In office 3 February 2004 – 30 April 2004 |
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| Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry | |
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In office 1996–1999 |
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| Personal details | |
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3 November 1955 Transkei, Union of South Africa |
| Political party | African National Congress, Congress of the People |
| Spouse(s) | Bulelani Ngcuka |
| Children | 1 (biological) 4 (adopted) |
| Religion | Christian |
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka (Zulu pronunciation: [pʰumziːle m̩lamboᵑǀʱuːkʼa]; born 3 November 1955) is an Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Executive Director of UN Women. Previously she was a South African politician who was Deputy President of South Africa from 2005 to 2008. She was the first woman to hold the position and at that point the highest ranking woman in the history of South Africa. She is married to the former head of the National Prosecuting Authority, Bulelani Ngcuka.
On 10 July 2013, Mlambo-Ngcuka was appointed as Executive Director of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women (UN Women) by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. She succeeds Michelle Bachelet.
She obtained a bachelor's degree in social science and education from the National University of Lesotho in 1980, as well as a master's degree in philosophy from the University of Cape Town in 2003, which dealt with educational planning and policy. In 2013 she completed a doctorate from the University of Warwick which still needs defending. The work covered using mobile technologies to support Teacher Development in resource poor nations. She was awarded an honorary doctorate from Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in 2014
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