Thuli Madonsela
| Thuli Madonsela | |
|---|---|
| Public Protector of South Africa | |
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In office 19 October 2009 – 14 October 2016 |
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| Appointed by | President Jacob Zuma |
| Deputy | Kevin Malunga |
| Preceded by | Lawrence Mushwana |
| Succeeded by | Adv Busisiwe Mkhwebane |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Thulisile Nomkhosi Madonsela 28 September 1962 Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Political party | ANC |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater |
University of Swaziland University of the Witwatersrand |
| Occupation | Ombudsman |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Christian |
Thulisile Nomkhosi "Thuli" Madonsela (born 28 September 1962) is a South African advocate and served as the Public Protector of South Africa from 19 October 2009 to 14 October 2016. In 1996, she helped draft the final constitution of South Africa promulgated by then President Nelson Mandela.
Thuli was born in Johannesburg in 1962, the daughter of informal traders Bafana and Nomasonto, and grew up in Soweto. She attended Evelyn Baring High School in Nhlangano in Swaziland, from where her family originates. She graduated with a BA in Law from the University of Swaziland in 1987, and an LLB from the University of the Witwatersrand in 1990. On 26 March, 2015, Thuli Madonsela was awarded a Doctor of Laws degree, LL.D. (Honoris causa) from the University of Stellenbosch. She was further awarded another Doctor of Laws degree, LL.D. (Honoris causa) from the University of Cape Town; the award ceremony took place at Jameson Hall on 11 June 2015.
She also has an honorary doctorate from the University of Rhodes and the University of Fort Hare.
Madonsela was, until 2007, an ordinary member of the Pretoria branch of the African National Congress (ANC). During the apartheid era Madonsela served in the ANC and in the United Democratic Front anti-apartheid organisation. She believes that holding political office would not be her "best contribution as a human being". In 1994 she declined the position of ANC MP in South Africa's first post-apartheid Parliament. In January 2014 it was reported that several ANC branches in Gauteng had unsuccessfully nominated her as a candidate to represent the ANC in the National Assembly or one of the provincial legislatures in the 2014 general election. Her spokesperson said she was unaware of the nomination and would not have accepted it.
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