Edward Senzo Mchunu | |
|---|---|
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| Minister of Police | |
| Assumed office 3 July 2024[1] | |
| President | Cyril Ramaphosa |
| Deputy | |
| Preceded by | Bheki Cele |
| Minister of Water and Sanitation | |
| In office 5 August 2021 – 19 June 2024 | |
| President | Cyril Ramaphosa |
| Deputy | |
| Preceded by | Lindiwe Sisulu (for Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation) |
| Succeeded by | Pemmy Majodina |
| Minister of Public Service and Administration | |
| In office 30 May 2019 – 5 August 2021 | |
| President | Cyril Ramaphosa |
| Deputy | Sindy Chikunga |
| Preceded by | Ayanda Dlodlo |
| Succeeded by | Ayanda Dlodlo |
| 6th Premier of KwaZulu-Natal | |
| In office 22 August 2013 – 23 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Zweli Mkhize |
| Succeeded by | Willies Mchunu |
| Provincial Chairperson of the KwaZulu-Natal African National Congress | |
| In office March 2013 – November 2015 | |
| Deputy | Willies Mchunu |
| Preceded by | Zweli Mkhize |
| Succeeded by | Sihle Zikalala |
| Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Executive Council for Education | |
| In office May 2009 – September 2013 | |
| Premier | Zweli Mkhize |
| Preceded by | Ina Cronjé |
| Succeeded by | Peggy Nkonyeni |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edward Senzo Mchunu 21 April 1958 eNhlwathi, Hlabisa Natal, Union of South Africa |
| Political party | African National Congress |
| Spouse |
Thembeka Mchunu (m. 1990) |
| Alma mater | |
Edward Senzo Mchunu (born 21 April 1958) is a South African politician currently serving as Minister of Police since 30 June 2024.[2] A member of the African National Congress (ANC), he has been a cabinet minister since May 2019. He was formerly the Premier of KwaZulu-Natal between 22 August 2013 and 23 May 2016.
A teacher by training, Mchunu was the inaugural Provincial Secretary of the ANC's branch in KwaZulu-Natal after its establishment in 1994, and he was first elected to the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature in 1997. While still in the legislature, he returned to the ANC Provincial Secretary position from 2005 until May 2009, when he was appointed Member of the Executive Council for Education in Zweli Mkhize's provincial government.
In 2013, he succeeded Mkhize both as ANC Provincial Chairperson and as Premier of KwaZulu-Natal. However, he was ousted from the party office in November 2015 in a bitter contest with Sihle Zikalala. In May 2016 the ANC compelled him to resign from the Premier's office.
Formerly an ally of President Jacob Zuma, Mchunu was politically aligned to Cyril Ramaphosa by 2016. In 2017 he won election to the ANC National Executive Committee and he subsequently served a brief stint as head of organising at Luthuli House, the ANC's national headquarters. Appointed to Ramaphosa's cabinet after the 2019 general election, he served as Minister of Public Service and Administration from May 2019 to August 2021 and then as Minister of Water and Sanitation from August 2021 to June 2024, when he was appointed to his current position. He was re-elected to a second five-year term on the ANC National Executive Committee in December 2022.
- ^ "Historic day for SA as government of national unity ministers take oath of office". Daily Maverick. 3 July 2024. Archived from the original on 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Meet the new cabinet". sowetanlive.co.za. Retrieved 30 June 2024.