Jeff Radebe
Jeffrey Thamsanqa Radebe | |
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Minister of Transport | |
In office 29 April 2004 – 10 May 2009 | |
President | Thabo Mbeki Kgalema Motlanthe |
Preceded by | Dullah Omar |
Succeeded by | S'bu Ndebele |
Minister of Public Enterprises | |
In office 17 June 1999 – 28 April 2004 | |
Minister of Public Works | |
In office 11 May 1994 – 17 June 1999 | |
Succeeded by | Stella Sigcau |
Personal details | |
Born | Cato Manor | 18 February 1953
Political party | South African Communist Party African National Congress |
Spouse | Bridgette Radebe |
Alma mater | University of Zululand (B.Jur), Leipzig University (LLM) |
Jeffrey Thamsanqa "Jeff" Radebe (born 18 February 1953) is a South African
Education and personal life
Radebe was born in
ANC history
Radebe joined the African National Congress (ANC) in 1976 while he was a student. In 1977 the ANC sent Radebe to Mozambique, and soon after to Tanzania where he worked as a journalist for a radio station in Dar es Salaam. After an unsuccessful secret mission by the ANC, Radebe was arrested in 1986, and was convicted under the Terrorism Act of the then Apartheid government. He was sentenced to a 10-year imprisonment on Robben Island. After a successful 12-day hunger strike, Radebe was released from prison in 1990.
After the 1994 democratic elections, Radebe served as
On 26 February 2007, Radebe was appointed acting Minister of Health due to the ongoing ill health of Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang.
He also served as Acting President of South Africa when both the President and Deputy President were away on official state visits.[4]
Media appearances
External links
- Jeff Radebe at IMDb
References
- ^ ANC website Archived 15 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ South African government website Archived 8 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Footer". Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
- ^ "News 24". Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 27 February 2007.
- ^ "IMDb". IMDb.