Nomvula Mokonyane | |
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| Deputy Secretary-General of the African National Congress | |
| Assumed office 19 December 2022 Serving with Maropene Ramokgopa | |
| Secretary-General | Fikile Mbalula |
| Preceded by | Jessie Duarte (as sole Deputy Secretary-General) |
| Minister of Environmental Affairs | |
| In office 22 November 2018 – 25 May 2019 | |
| President | Cyril Ramaphosa |
| Preceded by | Edna Molewa |
| Succeeded by | Barbara Creecy |
| Minister of Communications | |
| In office 27 February 2018 – 22 November 2018 | |
| President | Cyril Ramaphosa |
| Preceded by | Mmamoloko Kubayi |
| Succeeded by | Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams |
| Minister of Water and Sanitation | |
| In office 26 May 2014 – 26 February 2018 | |
| President | Jacob Zuma Cyril Ramaphosa |
| Preceded by | Edna Molewa (as Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs) |
| Succeeded by | Gugile Nkwinti |
| Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
| In office May 2009 – 22 May 2019 | |
| Succeeded by | Annah Gela |
| Constituency | Gauteng |
| 5th Premier of Gauteng | |
| In office 6 May 2009 – 20 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Mashatile |
| Succeeded by | David Makhura |
| Deputy Provincial Chairperson of the African National Congress in Gauteng | |
| In office 7 October 2007 – May 2010 | |
| Chairperson | Paul Mashatile |
| Preceded by | Angie Motshekga |
| Succeeded by | Gwen Ramokgopa |
| Member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature | |
| In office 27 April 1994 – 6 May 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 June 1963 Kagiso, Transvaal South Africa |
| Political party | African National Congress |
| Other political affiliations | South African Communist Party |
Nomvula Paula Mokonyane (born 28 June 1963) is a South African politician who is currently the First Deputy Secretary-General of the African National Congress (ANC). She was the first female Premier of Gauteng from 2009 to 2014 and subsequently served in the national government as Minister of Water and Sanitation from 2014 to 2018, Minister of Communications in 2018, and Minister of Environmental Affairs from 2018 to 2019.
Born in Gauteng, Mokonyane was a labour, community, and gender activist during apartheid. She was first elected as a Member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature in 1994 and she served as a Member of the Executive Council in Gauteng from 1996 to 2009. Following the 2009 general election, Mokonyane, then the Deputy Provincial Chairperson of the ANC in Gauteng, was elected to succeed Paul Mashatile as Premier. After a full five-year term as Premier, she was appointed to the cabinet of President Jacob Zuma, where she served in the Water and Sanitation portfolio throughout Zuma's second term. When Cyril Ramaphosa succeeded Zuma as President, he retained Mokonyane in his cabinet before demoting her after the 2019 general election. Mokonyane went on to lead the ANC's internal organising department at Luthuli House until her election to the Deputy Secretary-General post at the party's 55th National Conference in December 2022.
Known in the media as "Mama Action",[1][2][3] Mokonyane has been a member of the ANC National Executive Committee since 2007 and formerly served on the national executive of the ANC Women's League and on the Central Committee of the South African Communist Party. In March 2022, the Zondo Commission recommended that Mokonyane should be prosecuted on charges of corruption in connection with allegations that she accepted bribes from Bosasa.
- ^ Gerber, Jan (2 March 2022). "The case against Mama Action: why Nomvula Mokonyane could find herself in the dock". News24. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ Makatile, Don (31 October 2022). "Mama Action believes the system has broken down – 'we must go back to basics'". IOL. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ Capa, Siyamtanda (11 December 2022). "Nomvula Mokonyane's chequered past won't deter her ambitions". IOL. Retrieved 28 December 2022.