Membathisi Mphumzi Shepherd Mdladlana (born 12 May 1952[1] in Keiskammahoek, Eastern Cape) is a South African politician. He is the South African High Commissioner to Canada as of November 2012.[2]
He was the Minister of Labour of South Africa since appointment by Nelson Mandela from 1998 until 2010. A teacher by training, Mdladlana earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of South Africa in 1997 in education and the IsiXhosa language. From 1972 to 1981, Mdladlana was a teacher at Vukukhanye Primary School in Gugulethu, a township outside of Cape Town. From 1982 to 1994, he was the principal of Andile Primary School in Crossroads, Cape Town. In 1994, the Eastern Cape native was elected to the first multi-racial parliament in South African history with the African National Congress. In 1998, President Nelson Mandela appointed him to the position of Minister of Labour. He has served under four Presidents: Mandela, Thabo Mbeki, Kgalema Motlanthe,[3] and Jacob Zuma.
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shepherd, mdladlana, membathisi, mphumzi, born, 1952, keiskammahoek, eastern, cape, south, african, politician, south, african, high, commissioner, canada, november, 2012, south, african, high, commissioner, canadaincumbentassumed, office, september, 2012prece. Membathisi Mphumzi Shepherd Mdladlana born 12 May 1952 1 in Keiskammahoek Eastern Cape is a South African politician He is the South African High Commissioner to Canada as of November 2012 2 Shepherd MdladlanaSouth African High Commissioner to CanadaIncumbentAssumed office September 2012Preceded byMohau PhekoMinister of LabourIn office July 1998 30 October 2010PresidentJacob ZumaKgalema MotlantheThabo MbekiNelson MandelaPreceded byTito MboweniSucceeded byMildred OliphantPersonal detailsBorn 1952 05 12 12 May 1952 age 71 Keiskammahoek Cape Province Union of South AfricaNationalitySouth African citizenshipPolitical partyANCAlma materUniversity of South AfricaOccupationPoliticianProfessionTeacherPolitical career editHe was the Minister of Labour of South Africa since appointment by Nelson Mandela from 1998 until 2010 A teacher by training Mdladlana earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of South Africa in 1997 in education and the IsiXhosa language From 1972 to 1981 Mdladlana was a teacher at Vukukhanye Primary School in Gugulethu a township outside of Cape Town From 1982 to 1994 he was the principal of Andile Primary School in Crossroads Cape Town In 1994 the Eastern Cape native was elected to the first multi racial parliament in South African history with the African National Congress In 1998 President Nelson Mandela appointed him to the position of Minister of Labour He has served under four Presidents Mandela Thabo Mbeki Kgalema Motlanthe 3 and Jacob Zuma References edit Archived copy Archived from the original on 15 May 2009 Retrieved 11 October 2012 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link SOUTH AFRICA HIGH COMMISSION IN CANADA www southafrica canada ca Archived from the original on 12 January 2014 Retrieved 11 January 2018 Membathisis Mdladlana Archived 2009 04 24 at the Wayback Machine at Who s Who SA nbsp This article about an Eastern Cape politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This South African diplomat related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shepherd Mdladlana amp oldid 1155017467, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
