Buti Manamela | |
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 Manamela in July 2017 | |
| Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology | |
| Assumed office 29 May 2019 | |
| President | Cyril Ramaphosa |
| Minister | Blade Nzimande |
| Preceded by | Himself (for Higher Education) Zanele kaMagwaza-Msibi (for Science and Technology) |
| Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training | |
| In office 17 October 2017 – 7 May 2019 | |
| President | Jacob Zuma Cyril Ramaphosa |
| Minister | Hlengiwe Mkhize Naledi Pandor |
| Preceded by | Mduduzi Manana |
| Succeeded by | Himself (for Higher Education, Science and Technology) |
| Deputy Minister in the Presidency | |
| In office 26 May 2014 – 17 October 2017 | |
| President | Jacob Zuma |
| Minister | Jeff Radebe |
| Preceded by | Obed Bapela |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2009 | |
| National Secretary of the Young Communist League of South Africa | |
| In office December 2003 – December 2014 | |
| Chairperson | David Masondo Yershen Pillay |
| Preceded by | League re-established |
| Succeeded by | Mluleki Dlelanga |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Buti Kgwaridi Manamela 10 July 1979 Phagameng, Transvaal South Africa |
| Political party | African National Congress |
| Other political affiliations | South African Communist Party |
| Spouse | Nomvuyo Mhlakaza-Manamela |
| Alma mater | Witwatersrand University |
Buti Kgwaridi Manamela (born 10 July 1979) is a South African politician who is currently serving as the Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology since October 2017. He was formerly the Deputy Minister in the Presidency from 2014 to 2017, and he has represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly since May 2009.
Born in Limpopo, Manamela rose to prominence as a youth activist, notably as national secretary of the Young Communist League of the South African Communist Party (SACP) from December 2003 to December 2014. In this capacity, he was a champion of Jacob Zuma's presidential ambitions. He was elected to the National Assembly in the 2009 general election, and Zuma appointed him as Deputy Minister in the Presidency after the 2014 general election. His next office was as Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, a portfolio that was restructured as Higher Education, Science and Technology in the cabinet of President Cyril Ramaphosa.
In December 2022, Manamela was elected to a five-year term as a member of the ANC National Executive Committee. He has been an elected member of the SACP Central Committee since July 2012.