Thabang Makwetla | |
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| Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans | |
| Assumed office 29 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Kebby Maphatsoe |
| Deputy Minister of Justice and Correctional Services | |
| In office 25 May 2014 – 29 May 2019 Serving with John Jeffery | |
| Preceded by | John Jeffery |
| Succeeded by | Inkosi Phathekile Holomisa |
| Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans | |
| In office 11 May 2009 – 25 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Fezile Bhengu |
| Succeeded by | Kebby Maphatsoe |
| 3rd Premier of Mpumalanga | |
| In office 21 April 2004 – 10 May 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Ndaweni Mahlangu |
| Succeeded by | David Mabuza |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thabang Samson Phathakge Makwetla 18 May 1957 Lydenburg, Mpumalanga, South Africa |
| Political party | African National Congress |
| Residence(s) | Bramley Gardens, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Alma mater | Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and the University of the Witwatersrand |
| Occupation | Activist, Politician, Humanitarian, Assistor |
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Thabang Sampson Makwetla MP (/məˈkwɛtlə/, born 18 May 1957)[1] is a South African politician affiliated with the African National Congress (ANC). He is a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa and is the current Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, a role he previously served in between 2009 and 2014.[2][3] He has also served as the Deputy Minister of Justice and Correctional Services,[4] and was Premier of Mpumalanga province between 2004 and 2009.[1]
- ^ a b "Thabang Sampson Phathakge Makwetla". People's Assembly. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "Full list – here is Ramaphosa's new cabinet". www.businesstech.co.za. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ^ "Introducing the new Minister and Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans | South African Government". www.gov.za. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ^ "Mr Sampson Makwetla - Parliament of South Africa". www.parliament.gov.za. Retrieved 6 April 2018.