Ayanda Dlodlo | |
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| Minister of Public Service and Administration | |
| In office 5 August 2021 – 4 April 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Senzo Mchunu |
| Succeeded by | Thulas Nxesi (acting) |
| In office 27 February 2018 – 25 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Faith Muthambi |
| Succeeded by | Senzo Mchunu |
| Minister of State Security | |
| In office 30 May 2019 – 5 August 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Dipuo Letsatsi-Duba |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Minister of Home Affairs | |
| In office 17 October 2017 – 28 February 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Hlengiwe Mkhize |
| Succeeded by | Malusi Gigaba |
| Minister of Communications | |
| In office 31 March 2017 – 17 October 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Faith Muthambi |
| Succeeded by | Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 May 1963 South Africa |
| Political party | African National Congress |
Ayanda Dlodlo (born 22 May 1963)[citation needed] is a South African politician and former cabinet minister. A former member of Umkhonto we Sizwe, she became a Member of Parliament for the African National Congress (ANC) in 2009. Thereafter, she was appointed Minister of Communications (2017), Minister of Home Affairs (2017–2018), Minister of Public Service and Administration (2018–2019, 2021–2022), and Minister of State Security (2019–2021).
Dlodlo is known for having been responsible for the state security portfolio during the 2021 civil unrest in South Africa, and has also been a member of the ANC National Executive Committee since 2007. In April 2022, she resigned from government to take up a directorship at the World Bank.