| PERSONAL DETAILS |
| Date of Birth: |
04 September 1956 |
| Marital Status: |
Married (with three children and one grandchild) |
| ACADEMIC BACKGROUND |
| University of South Africa (2006): |
Certificate in Economics and Public Finance |
| University of Pretoria (1999): |
Masters Degree in Public Administration |
| Damelin Business School (1998): |
Certificate in Business Management |
| University of the North (1980): |
BA degree in Social Work |
| CURRENT POSITION/S |
- MEC for Finance since 12 May 2009
- Member of the African National Congress
- Chairperson of the ANC Provincial Women’s League
- Member of the NEC/NWC ANC Women’s League
- Convenor: Progressive Women Movement of South Africa (PWMSA) Mpumalanga Chapter
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| PREVIOUS POSITION/S |
| May 2004 until 05 May 2009: |
Speaker of the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature (MPL) |
| May 1999 until April 2004: |
Deputy Speaker of the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature |
| 1993 until 1999: |
Member of Nelspruit Transitional Local Council |
| 1996 until 1999: |
Assistant Director in the Mpumalanga Department of Health & Welfare |
| 1989 until 1996: |
Chief Social Worker |
| 1987 until 1989: |
Senior Social Worker |
| 1981 until 1987: |
Social Worker in the Department of Social Development & Co-operation & later TPA Community Services |
| HONORARY AWARDS RECEIVED |
- Honorary citizenship: Calgary, in Alberta Province, in Canada
- Tuks Alumni Laureate Award by University of Pretoria
- Achiever Award by Lowveld Chamber of Business
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| POLITICS AND WORK EXPERIENCE |
| Member of the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature (MPL) since May 1999 |
| ACHIEVEMENTS |
- President of the Mpumalanga Branch of the Common Wealth Parliamentary Association Mpumalanga since 2005
- Deputy Chairperson of the ANC Women’s League in the Mpumalanga Province in 1993
- Chairperson of the ANC Women’s League PEC, a position she still holds after being re-elected in 2004
- Serving as a trustee of Ntataise Lowveld; Nelspruit Street Children; Uplands Preparatory School; Songizwe Trust and Parmed
- Current Patron of the South African Council for Business Women and, the South African Women Lawyers Association in the Province; Cancer Association;
- Worked in the public service for over 18 years as a social Worker at various levels
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| CONSTITUENCY |
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Pixley ka Seme
53 Joubert Street
Office no.5
Volksrust
Tel: 017 735 4671
Fax: 017 735 4670
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