Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka

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Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
Mlambo-Ngcuka in 2014
Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Executive Director of UN Women
In office 13 August 2013 – 19 August 2021
Secretary General	Ban Ki-moon António Guterres
Preceded by	Michelle Bachelet
Succeeded by	Sima Sami Bahous
4th Deputy President of South Africa
In office 22 June 2005 – 23 September 2008
President	Thabo Mbeki
Preceded by	Jacob Zuma
Succeeded by	Baleka Mbete
Minister of Minerals and Energy
In office 17 June 1999 – 21 June 2005
President	Nelson Mandela Thabo Mbeki
Preceded by	Penuell Maduna
Succeeded by	Lindiwe Hendricks
Acting Minister of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology
In office 3 February 2004 – 30 April 2004
President	Thabo Mbeki
Succeeded by	Ben Ngubane
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
In office 27 April 1994 – September 2008
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Andries Nel
Constituency	KwaZulu-Natal
Deputy Provincial Chairperson of the African National Congress in Western Cape
In office April 1994 – 1996
Chairperson	Chris Nissen
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Nomaindia Mfeketo
Additional offices 2007–present Chancellor of the University of Johannesburg Incumbent Assumed office September 2022 Vice-Chancellor Tshilidzi Marwala Preceded by Njabulo Ndebele Chancellor of the Tshwane University of Technology In office 7 November 2007 – 10 June 2015 Succeeded by Gwen Ramokgopa
Personal details
Born	Phumzile Mhlambo (1955-11-03) 3 November 1955 (age 69) Clermont, KwaZulu-Natal, Union of South Africa
Political party	African National Congress (1994–2009, 2009–present)
Other political affiliations	Congress of the People (until 2009)
Spouse	Bulelani Ngcuka
Children	5
Alma mater	National University of Lesotho (BA) University of Cape Town (MPhil) Warwick University (DEng)
Occupation	Politician diplomat educator consultant businesswoman human rights activist

Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka (Zulu pronunciation: [pʰumziːle m̩lamboᵑǀʱuːkʼa] ^ⓘ; born 3 November 1955)^[1][2] is a South African politician and former United Nations official, who served as the Executive Director of UN Women with the rank of Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations.

Mlambo-Ngcuka served as Deputy President of South Africa from 2004 to 2008, as the first woman to hold the position and at that point the highest ranking woman in the history of South Africa. During her period as deputy president of South Africa, she oversaw programmes to combat poverty and ensure the poor benefit from the advantages of a growing economy.^[3]