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Blade Nzimande

Minister of Higher Education and Training

South Africa, Government & Public Administration

Blade Bonginkosi Emmanuel Nzimande

Birth Details:

Date of Birth: 14-04-1958   Place of Birth: Edenvale, Pietermaritzburg

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In Brief

Dr. Blaze Nzimande is the current Minister of Higher Education and Training in South Africa. He also chaired an ANC parliamentary study group on education and the select committee on education in Parliament, and served as director of the Education Policy Unit at the University of Natal. Mr Nzimande is a member of the ANC and SACP top structures and has been the general secretary of the SACP since 1998. In 2009 he was appointed as minister of Higher Education and Training.

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Current Position(s)

Minister of Higher Education and Training - Republic of South Africa, Pretoria
(2009 - present)
General-Secretary - South African Communist Party
(1998 - present)
Chair - Parliamentary Select Committee on Education
Deputy Chair - Central Committee - South African Communist Party
Chair - Financial Sector Campaign Coalition (FSCC)
Member of Parliament - ANC, National Assembly, Republic of South Africa
Member - ANC National Executive Committee
Member - Central Committee of SACP
Member - ANC National Executive Committee & National Working Committee
Director - Education Policy Unit, University of Natal (Durban)

Previous Position(s)

Lecturer - Industrial Psychology, University of Natal, KwaZulu-Natal
(1987 - 1987)
Lecturer - Univerity of Zululand, Umalzi
(1985 - 1985)

Higher Education

Degree - University of Natal
Doctor of Philosophy

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