Thabang Makwetla

Thabang Makwetla
Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
In office
29 May 2019 – 19 June 2024
Preceded byKebby Maphatsoe
Deputy Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
In office
25 May 2014 – 29 May 2019
Serving with John Jeffery
Preceded byJohn Jeffery
Succeeded byInkosi Phathekile Holomisa
Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
In office
11 May 2009 – 25 May 2014
Preceded byFezile Bhengu
Succeeded byKebby Maphatsoe
3rd Premier of Mpumalanga
In office
21 April 2004 – 10 May 2009
Preceded byNdaweni Mahlangu
Succeeded byDavid Mabuza
Personal details
Born
Thabang Samson Phathakge Makwetla

(1957-05-18) 18 May 1957 (age 67)
Lydenburg, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Political partyAfrican National Congress
Residence(s)Bramley Gardens, Johannesburg, South Africa
Alma materBulgarian Academy of Sciences and the University of the Witwatersrand
OccupationActivist, Politician, Humanitarian, Assistor
Cabinet

Thabang Sampson Makwetla MP (/məˈkwɛtlə/, born 18 May 1957)[1] is a South African politician affiliated with the African National Congress (ANC). He is a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa and is the current Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, a role he previously served in between 2009 and 2014.[2][3] He has also served as the Deputy Minister of Justice and Correctional Services,[4] and was Premier of Mpumalanga province between 2004 and 2009.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Thabang Sampson Phathakge Makwetla". People's Assembly. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Full list – here is Ramaphosa's new cabinet". www.businesstech.co.za. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Introducing the new Minister and Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans | South African Government". www.gov.za. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Mr Sampson Makwetla - Parliament of South Africa". www.parliament.gov.za. Retrieved 6 April 2018.