| Name | Jeffrey Radebe |  |
| Surname | Radebe | |
| First Names | Jeffrey Thamsanqa | |
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| Country of Birth | South Africa |
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| From | To | Organisation | Position |
| 2004 | Minsitry of Transport | Minister of Transport | |
| Date of Birth | 18 Feb 1953 |
| Political Affiliation | ANC |
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| Notes | Current Positions Minister of Transport of the Republic of South Africa since 29 April 2004. Member of the Business Trust since 1998. Member of the National Executive Committee (NEC) and the National Working Committee of the African National Congress (ANC). Academic Qualifications Studied law at the University of Zululand. LLM in International Law, Karl Max University, Leipzig (1981). Spent a year at the Lenin International School, Moscow (1985). Career/Positions/Memberships/Other Activities Served legal articles in Durban (1976). Joined the underground stuctures of the ANC during the student uprisings (1976). Left for Mozambique on instruction of the ANC (1977). Radio journalist with Radio Freedom, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania (two years). Worked for the ANC's International Department, Zambia. Created underground ANC and South African Communist Party (SACP) structures inside South Africa from Lesotho, giving political direction to activists. Underwent military training with Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK). Arrested in Johannesburg and convicted under the Terrorism Act. His 10 Year sentence was reduced to six years on appeal (1986). Active in the ANC's political department in Robben Island. Head of the department by the time he left Robben Island. Released after organising a successful 12-day hunger strike to speed up the release of political prisoners (1990). Project Co-ordinator for the National Association of Democratic Lawyers (Nadel). Elected Deputy Chairperson of the ANC, Southern Natal Region (1990). Chairperson of ANC's Southern Natal Region (November 1991). Secretary of the SACP's interim Leadership Group (1991). Serves on the Natal Regional Dispute Resolution Committee. Minister of Public Works of the Republic of South Africa (1994 - 16 June 1999). Chairperson of the Regional ANC Peace Forum. Chairperson: Nelson Mandela Millenium Fund (1998). Minister of Public Enterprises of the Republic of South Africa (17 June 1999 - 28 April 2004). Awards/Decorations/Presentations/Bursaries Awarded Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters, by University of Chigago (1996). |
| Record last updated on 30 JUN 2006 |