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Lindiwe Sisulu

Minister of Defence and Military Veterans

South Africa, Government & Public Administration

Lindiwe Nonceba Sisulu

Birth Details:

Date of Birth: 10-05-1954   Place of Birth: Johannesburg

In Brief

Minister of Defence of the Republic of South Africa since 11 May 2009; Member of Parliament since 1994; Inaugural Chairperson of the African Ministerial Conference on Housing and Urban Development since 2005; Member of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the African Congress (ANC)

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Current Position(s)

Minister of Defence and Military Veterans - Republic of South Africa, Pretoria
(2009 - present)
Member - Parliamentary Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence
(1995 - present)
Member of Parliament - ANC: National Assembly
(1994 - present)
Head - ANC Intelligence
(1990 - present)
Member - ANC NEC

Previous Position(s)

Minister - Housing Department
(2004 - 2009)
Minister - Intelligence
(2001 - 2004)
Deputy Minister - Department of Home Affairs
(1996 - 2001)
Member - Management Committee: Policing Organisation and Management Council, University of the Witwatersrand
(1993 - 1993)
Director - Govan Mbeki Research Fellowship, UFH
(1993 - 1993)
Admor - ANC Department of Intelligence and Security
(1992 - 1992)
Consultant - National Children's Rights Committee: UNESCO
(1992 - 1992)
Chief Administrator - ANC at Convention for a Democratic SA (CODESA)
(1991 - 1991)
Personal Assistant - ANC Head of Intelligence, Jacob Zuma
(1990 - 1990)
Lecturer - Manzini Teachers Training College
(1985 - 1987)
Chief Examiner - History for Junior Certificate Examinations Syndicate in Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland
(1985 - 1987)
Editor Subsidiary - The Times of Swaziland, Mbabane, Swaziland
(1983 - 1983)
Lecturer - University of Swaziland, Department of History
(1982 - 1982)
Teacher - Manzini Central High School
(1981 - 1981)
Intelligence specialist - Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)
(1977 - 1979)

Higher Education

Diploma - University of Swaziland
Higher Diploma in Education (1980)
Degree - University of Swaziland
Bachelor of Arts (1980)
Degree - University of Swaziland
Bachelor of Arts (1981)
Degree - University of York
Master of Philosophy (1989)
Degree - University of York
Master of Arts (1989)

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Related News Articles

MPs: No report, no defence bill
The battle between MPs and Minister Lindiwe Sisulu is escalating after they refused to process a defence bill until she reversed a decision not to release interim reports.
2010-08-31
Soldiers won't strike
Members of the SA Security Forces Union will not join the public sector strike, union president Bhekinkosi Mvovo has said.
2010-08-29
Concern over theft of assault weapons
Concern has been raised about the theft of dozens of automatic assault rifles, which have been stolen from the defence force's arsenal.
2010-08-24

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