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Danny Jordaan

Daniel Alexander Jordaan

Nickname: 'Danny'

South African Sports Administrator


Born 03-09-1951 in Port Elizabeth

Danny Jordaan is a South African sports administrator as well as a former lecturer, politician and anti-apartheid activist. He played a leading role in the 2010 Fifa World Cup in South Africa, as CEO of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee South Africa. Jordaan has served on the marketing and television board of FIFA since 1998. He has also served FIFA as a General Co-ordinator for the Youth World Cup, 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Korea/Japan.

Contact details

O: (011) 567 2010


Danny Jordaan's Professional details

Current Position(s)

Member | International Marketing Council of South Africa
Pretoria | 2001 - present

Member | National Lotteries Board
2001 - present

Member | Marketing & TV Board FIFA
Zurich, Switzerland | 1998 - present

Chair | African National Congress
Port Elizabeth | 1990 - present

Founder | Port Elizabeth North Civic Organisation
Port Elizabeth | 1989 - present

Executive Member | Northern Areas Co-ordinating(affiliated with UDF)
1988 - present

Previous Position(s)

Chief Executive Officer | 2010 FIFA World Cup Local Organising Commitee
South Africa | 2004 - 2010

Chief Executive Officer | World Cup Soccer Bid 2010
Johannesburg | 2001 - 2004


Chief Executive Officer | South African Football Association
2000 - 2001

Chief Executive Officer | World Cup Soccer Bid 2006
1998 - 2000

Chief Executive Officer | South African Football Association
1997 - 2000

Chair | European Union Development Assistance Programme
South Africa | 1994 - 1997

Member of Parliament | National Assembly | African National Congress
1994 - 1997


Member | National Assembly | Portfolio Committee on Foreign Affairs
1994 - 1997

Vice-President | South African Football Association
Johannesburg | 1991 - 1997

Director | 2004 Olympic Bid Company
South Africa | 1996 - 1996

Deputy Chair | 1996 African Cup of Nations
South Africa

Senior Lecturer | Dower College
Port Elizabeth | 1981 - 1994

Acting President | South African Football Association
Johannesburg | 1990 - 1991

Teacher | Department of Education and Training
South Africa | 1979 - 1987

Eastern Cape


Teacher | Arcadia Senior Secondary Shool
Port Elizabeth | 1979 - 1979

Educational history

Tertiary

University of South Africa

Honorary Doctor of Administration

Achievements

Awards

Order of Ikhamanga (Gold) | President Jacob Zuma | 2011

Newsmaker of the Year | National Press Club | 2010

Goodwill | FW de Klerk | 2011

dedicating the honour to the people of South Africa and those who worked closely with him.

Businessman of the Year | Men's Health

Freedom of the City of Maracaibo

Personality of the Year | South African Broadcast

Mayoral Award | Kouga Municipality

Citizen of the Year Award | Nelson Mandela Bay

Mayoral Achievement Award | City of Los Angeles

Newsmaker Of the Year | Johannesburg Press Club

Marketing Man of the Year | 2000

State Presidential Sport Achievement Award | President Thabo Mbeki | 2001

Marketing Person of the Year | Associasion of Marketers

Special Presidential Awards | President Nelson Mandela | 1994

media exposure

paper | 2001

Speaker

paper | 1999

Speaker

Activities

community

African National Congress

President, 1990 - 1995

South African Soccer Federation

Dep Pres, 1984 - 1989

South African Council on Sport (SACOS)

Member

United Democratic Front

Member

South African Black Students Intervarsity Council

Member National Council

South African Student Organisation

Member

Eastern Province Soccer Board

President

SACOS

Vice-President


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