Jeff Radebe

Jeffrey Thamsanqa "Jeff" Radebe (born 6 August 1953) is a South African politician was appointed as Minister of Energy by Cyril Ramaphosa on 26 February 2018. He served in the government of South Africa as Minister in the Presidency from 2014 to 2018. Previously he was Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development from 2009 to 2014. Radebe is South Africa's longest continuously serving cabinet member, having been part of every national administration since 1994 and under every post-apartheid President.

The Honourable

Jeffrey Thamsanqa Radebe

MP
Minister of Energy
In office
26 February 2018 – 30 May 2019
Preceded byDavid Mahlobo
Succeeded byGwede Mantashe
Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development
In office
11 May 2009 – 25 May 2014
Preceded byEnver Surty
Succeeded byMichael Masutha
Minister of Transport
In office
29 April 2004 – 10 May 2009
PresidentThabo Mbeki
Kgalema Motlanthe
Preceded byDullah Omar
Succeeded byS'bu Ndebele
Minister of Public Enterprises
In office
17 June 1999 – 28 April 2004
Minister of Public Works
In office
11 May 1994 – 17 June 1999
Succeeded byStella Sigcau
Personal details
Born (1953-08-06) 6 August 1953
Cato Manor
Political partySouth African Communist Party
African National Congress
Spouse(s)Bridgette Radebe
Alma materUniversity of Zululand (B.Jur), Leipzig University (LLM)

Education and personal

Radebe was born in Cato Manor, and lived there until 1958 when his family was forcibly removed to KwaMashu.[1] He is married to Bridgette Radebe, South Africa's first black female mining entrepreneur and sister of the billionaire mining magnate, Patrice Motsepe. He studied towards a law degree at the University of Zululand, and finished an LLM in International Law at the Karl Marx University in Leipzig in 1981.[2]

ANC history

Radebe joined the African National Congress (ANC) in 1976, while he was a student. In 1977 the ANC sent Radebe to Mozambique, and soon after to Tanzania where he worked as a journalist for a radio station in Dar es Salaam. After an unsuccessful secret mission by the ANC, Radebe was arrested in 1986, and was convicted under the Terrorism Act of the then Apartheid government. He was sentenced to a 10-year imprisonment on Robben Island. After a successful 12-day hunger strike, Radebe was released from prison in 1990.

After the 1994 democratic elections, Radebe served as Minister of Public Works under Nelson Mandela. Under the leadership of Thabo Mbeki, Radebe served as Minister of Public Enterprises (1999–2004) and Minister of Transport and Minister of Constitutional and Justice Development from 2009 - 2014 under President Jacob Zuma He later served as Minister in the Presidency Under Jacob Zuma from 2014 - 2018 and Minister of energy from 2018 - 2019 Under Cyril Ramaphosa [3].

On 26 February 2007, Radebe was appointed acting Minister of Health due to the ongoing ill health of Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang.

He also served as Acting President of South Africa when both the President and Deputy President were away on an official working state visit.[4]

Media appearances

References
  1. ANC website Archived 2007-07-15 at the Wayback Machine
  2. South African government website Archived 2007-02-08 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. News 24
  5. "IMDb". IMDb.
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