Sue van der Merwe | |
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Member of the National Assembly | |
In office 15 January 1996 – 16 October 2013 | |
Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation | |
In office 11 May 2009 – 1 November 2010 Serving with Ebrahim Ebrahim | |
President | Jacob Zuma |
Minister | Maite Nkoana-Mashabane |
Succeeded by | Marius Fransman |
In office 29 April 2004 – 10 May 2009 (as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs) Serving with Aziz Pahad | |
President | |
Minister | Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma |
Personal details | |
Born | Susan Comber Young 29 May 1954 Cape Province, Union of South Africa |
Political party | African National Congress |
Spouse |
Tiaan van der Merwe (died 1991) |
Alma mater | University of Cape Town |
Susan Comber van der Merwe (née Young; born 29 May 1954) is a South African politician who served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs from April 2004 to November 2010. Before that, she was parliamentary counsellor to President Thabo Mbeki from January 2001 to April 2004. Formerly a Black Sash activist in the Cape Province, she represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly from January 1996 until her resignation in October 2013.