Derek Hanekom | |
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 Derek Hanekom during the 10th Plenary of the Group on Earth Observations (GEO-X) in Geneva. | |
| Minister of Tourism | |
| In office 27 February 2018 – 29 May 2019 | |
| President | Cyril Ramaphosa |
| Preceded by | Tokozile Xasa |
| Succeeded by | Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane |
| In office 25 May 2014 – 30 March 2017 | |
| President | Jacob Zuma |
| Preceded by | Marthinus van Schalkwyk |
| Succeeded by | Tokozile Xasa |
| Minister of Science and Technology | |
| In office 4 October 2012 – 25 May 2014 | |
| President | Jacob Zuma |
| Preceded by | Naledi Pandor |
| Succeeded by | Naledi Pandor |
| Minister of Agriculture and Land Affairs | |
| In office 1996–1999 | |
| President | Nelson Mandela |
| Preceded by | Kraai van Niekerk |
| Succeeded by | Thoko Didiza |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Derek Andre Hanekom 13 January 1953 Cape Town, Cape Province Union of South Africa |
| Nationality | South African citizenship |
| Political party | African National Congress |
| Spouse | Dr. Trish Hanekom |
| Relations | Braam Hanekom |
| Occupation | Politician |
Derek Andre Hanekom (born 13 January 1953) is a South African retired politician, activist and former cabinet minister currently serving as the interim Chairman of South African Airways.[1]
He is currently serving as a presidential envoy for South Africa mandated to promote investment with a focus on tourism. He was previously Minister of Tourism from 27 February 2018 until 29 May 2019. In his capacity as Minister of Tourism he was responsible for South African Tourism, the official national marketing agency of the South African government, with the goal of promoting Tourism in South Africa both locally and globally.[2][3]
He previously served as Minister of Science and Technology from October 2012 until 2014.[4] He was Deputy Minister of Science and Technology having served under the then-Presidents Kgalema Motlanthe and Thabo Mbeki,[5] and former President Jacob Zuma in May 2009.[6] He has a strong African National Congress (ANC) history having served three years in prison for the work he did for the ANC during apartheid, with his wife Dr. Trish Hanekom who served three years for her involvement.
He is also a former Minister of Agriculture and Land Affairs, having served under the Mandela administration. Hanekom's tenure as Minister of Land Affairs was reflective of his career in the anti-apartheid NGO sector and he was selected by former President Nelson Mandela partly because of his ability as an Afrikaner to negotiate with white landowners. Hanekom's tenure as minister was marked by an affinity for redistribution as opposed to retribution, and rights as opposed to property. Some have cited a strong contrast with his successor in the ministry during the Mbeki administration, Thoko Didiza.
Hanekom was a member of the ANC National Executive Committee from 1994 to 2022 and the NEC deployee to the Western Cape - the only province the ANC does not govern.
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- ^ "New CEO of SA Tourism appointed". Daily Southern & East African Tourism Update. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ^ South African Government (24 January 2011). "Deputy Minister of Science & Technology". Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
- ^ SA's New Cabinet, Independent Online, 25 September 2008.
- ^ "Statement by President Jacob Zuma on the appointment of the new Cabinet" Archived 13 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Government Communication and Information System, 10 May 2009.