Loretta Jacobus | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 23 April 2004 – 1 August 2013 | |
| Constituency | Gauteng |
| Deputy Minister of Correctional Services | |
| In office 2 February 2006 – 10 May 2009 | |
| President | |
| Minister | Ngconde Balfour |
| Preceded by | Cheryl Gillwald |
| Succeeded by | Hlengiwe Mkhize |
| Delegate to the National Council of Provinces | |
| Assembly Member for Gauteng | |
| In office June 1999 – April 2004 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 April 1962 Port Elizabeth Cape Province, South Africa |
| Political party | African National Congress |
| Other political affiliations | South African Communist Party |
Loretta Jacobus (born 6 April 1962), formerly known as Loretta Bastardo-Ibanez, is a South African politician who served as Deputy Minister of Correctional Services from February 2006 to May 2009. She represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly from 2004 to 2013.
Before joining the National Assembly, Jacobus served in the National Council of Provinces from 1999 to 2004 and in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature from 1994 to 1999. She was active in the anti-apartheid struggle and represented the South African Communist Party (SACP) during the multi-party constitutional negotiations of 1993.