Sindisiwe Chikunga | |
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Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities | |
Assumed office 3 July 2024[1] | |
President | Cyril Ramaphosa |
Preceded by | Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma |
Minister of Transport | |
In office 7 March 2023 – 30 June 2024 | |
President | Cyril Ramaphosa |
Deputy | Lisa Mangcu |
Preceded by | Fikile Mbalula |
Succeeded by | Barbara Creecy |
Deputy Minister of Transport | |
In office 5 August 2021 – 6 March 2023 | |
President | Cyril Ramaphosa |
Preceded by | Dikeledi Magadzi |
Succeeded by | Lisa Mangcu |
In office 12 June 2012 – 29 May 2019 | |
President | Jacob Zuma Cyril Ramaphosa |
Preceded by | Jeremy Cronin |
Succeeded by | Dikeledi Magadzi |
Deputy Minister of Public Service and Administration | |
In office 30 May 2019 – 5 August 2021 | |
President | Cyril Ramaphosa |
Preceded by | Chana Pilane-Majake |
Succeeded by | Chana Pilane-Majake |
Personal details | |
Born | Muden, Natal Province, Union of South Africa | 9 November 1958
Political party | African National Congress |
Children | 2 (1 deceased) |
Alma mater | University of South Africa University of Pretoria |
Sindisiwe Lydia Chikunga (born 9 November 1958) is a South African politician who is serving as the Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities since 2024. A member of the African National Congress, she has been a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa since 2004. Chikunga had previously served as Deputy Minister of Transport twice, from 2012 to 2019 and again from 2021 to 2023, as Deputy Minister of Public Service and Administration from 2019 until 2021, and as Minister of Transport from 2023 to 2024. She is a midwife by profession.