Sicelo Shiceka | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs | |
| In office 11 May 2009 – 30 April 2012 | |
| President | Jacob Zuma |
| Deputy | Yunus Carrim |
| Preceded by | Himself (for Provincial and Local Government) |
| Succeeded by | Richard Baloyi |
| Minister of Provincial and Local Government | |
| In office 25 September 2008 – 10 May 2009 | |
| President | Kgalema Motlanthe |
| Deputy | Nomatyala Hangana |
| Preceded by | Sydney Mufamadi |
| Succeeded by | Himself (for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 June 1966 Ingquza Hill, Cape Province South Africa |
| Died | 30 April 2012 (aged 45) Mthatha, Eastern Cape |
| Political party | African National Congress |
| Children | Andile Shiceka |
Sicelo Shiceka (8 June 1966 – 30 April 2012) was a South African politician who served as Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs from May 2009 until his death in April 2012. Before that, he was the Minister of Provincial and Local Government from September 2008 and May 2009. Throughout his service in the cabinet, he represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly.
Born in rural Eastern Cape, Shiceka entered politics as an anti-apartheid activist in Johannesburg and Soweto. After the end of apartheid in 1994, he represented the ANC in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature from 1994 to 2004 and in the National Council of Provinces from 2004 to 2008. A political ally to Jacob Zuma, he was elected to the ANC's National Executive Committee in December 2007.