Susan Shabangu | |
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.jpg) Shabangu in 2012 | |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 9 May 1994 – 3 June 2019 | |
| Minister of Social Development | |
| In office 26 February 2018 – 29 May 2019 | |
| President | Cyril Ramaphosa |
| Deputy | Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu |
| Preceded by | Bathabile Dlamini |
| Succeeded by | Lindiwe Zulu |
| Minister of Women in the Presidency | |
| In office 26 May 2014 – 26 February 2018 | |
| President | Jacob Zuma |
| Preceded by | Lulu Xingwana (for Women, Children and Persons with Disability) |
| Succeeded by | Bathabile Dlamini |
| Minister of Mineral Resources | |
| In office 11 May 2009 – 25 May 2014 | |
| President | Jacob Zuma |
| Deputy | Godfrey Oliphant |
| Preceded by | Buyelwa Sonjica |
| Succeeded by | Ngoako Ramatlhodi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 February 1956 |
| Political party | African National Congress |
Susan Shabangu (born 28 February 1956) is a South African politician and former trade unionist. She represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly of South Africa between May 1994 and June 2019. During that time she was a cabinet minister from 2009 to 2019.
Shabangu served as Minister of Social Development from February 2018 to May 2019, as Minister of Women from May 2014 to February 2018, and as Minister of Mineral Resources from May 2009 to May 2014. She entered the national executive in March 1996 as Deputy Minister of Minerals and Energy in Nelson Mandela's government, and she also served as Deputy Minister of Safety and Security in Thabo Mbeki's government. She was a member of the ANC National Executive Committee between December 2007 and December 2022.