Zola Skweyiya

Zola Sidney Themba Skweyiya
South African High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
In office
September 2009 – February 2014
PresidentJacob Zuma
Preceded byLindiwe Mabuza
Succeeded byObed Mlaba
Minister of Social Development
In office
1999–2009
PresidentThabo Mbeki
Succeeded byEdna Molewa
Minister of Public Service and Administration
In office
1994–1999
PresidentNelson Mandela
Succeeded byGeraldine Fraser-Moleketi
Personal details
Born(1942-04-14)14 April 1942
Simon's Town, South Africa
Died11 April 2018(2018-04-11) (aged 75)
Pretoria, South Africa
Political partyAfrican National Congress

Zola Sidney Themba Skweyiya OLS (14 April 1942 – 11 April 2018) was a South African politician who was Minister of Public Service and Administration from 1994 to 1999 and Minister of Social Development from 1999 to 2009. Skweyiya was re-elected to the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress in 2007.