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His Excellency
Sfiso Buthelezi
Deputy Minister of Finance
In office
April 2017 – 27 February 2018
Personal details
Born
Sfiso Norbert Buthelezi

1961 (age 62–63)
Mahlabathini, KwaZulu-Natal[1]
Political partyAfrican National Congress
Alma materUniversity of Cape Town[1]
ProfessionEconomist

Sfiso Norbert Buthelezi (born 1961) is a South African politician and member of the National Assembly of South Africa.[2][3] He is a member of the country's ruling party, the African National Congress.[4]

Early life

Buthelezi was born in Mahlabathini, KwaZulu-Natal, in 1961.[5]

In 1981, at the age of 20, Buthelezi joined uMkhonto we Sizwe, the former paramilitary wing of the African National Congress.[6] He was arrested in 1983 and imprisoned at Robben Island prison for eight years until his release in 1991.[7]

Career

From 1994 to 1999, Buthelezi served as an economic advisor to Jacob Zuma, who at that time was the member of the Executive Council for economic development in KwaZulu-Natal.[8][9] He was also an adviser to Mathews Phosa during his premiership in Mpumalanga.[10]

In 1999, he became the Chief Operating Officer of Makana Investment Corporation.[11] That same year, then president Thabo Mbeki appointed him as the founding chairperson of the National Gambling Board.[12]

In 2005, Minister of Transport Jeff Radebe appointed Buthelezi to the board of the South African Rail Commuter Corporation (SARCC), later renamed the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA), with Buthelezi serving as the first chairperson of PRASA from 2009 to 2014.[13]

Buthelezi was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Finance in April 2017, following a cabinet reshuffle by President Jacob Zuma, removing Pravin Gordhan as Minister of Finance and Mcebisi Jonas as Deputy Minister of Finance.[14]

After Zuma resigned as President on 14 February 2018, his successor Cyril Ramaphosa reshuffled his cabinet, moving Buthelezi to the position of Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.[15]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Meet Sfiso Buthelezi, S.A's new Deputy Finance Minister". CNBC. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Mr Norbert Sfiso Buthelezi - Parliament of South Africa". Parliament of the Republic of South Africa. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Sfiso Buthelezi, Mr". South African Government. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Sfiso Buthelezi, Mr". South African Government. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Sfiso Norbert Buthelezi". People's Assembly.
  6. ^ Nowicki, Lucas (10 November 2021). "Sfiso Buthelezi, the MP who derailed Prasa". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  7. ^ Stone, Setumo. "The man who would be Jonas". City Press.
  8. ^ "Sfiso Buthelezi, Mr". South African Government.
  9. ^ Nowicki, Lucas (10 November 2021). "Sfiso Buthelezi, the MP who derailed Prasa". Daily Maverick.
  10. ^ "State Capture-implicated Sfiso Buthelezi sat on ANC deployment committee". www.dailymaverick.co.za. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  11. ^ Nowicki, Lucas (10 November 2021). "Sfiso Buthelezi, the MP who derailed Prasa". Daily Maverick.
  12. ^ Stone, Setumo. "The man who would be Jonas". City Press.
  13. ^ Nowicki, Lucas (10 November 2021). "Sfiso Buthelezi, the MP who derailed Prasa". Daily Maverick.
  14. ^ Herman, Paul (31 March 2017). "Former Prasa board chair Sfiso Buthelezi named deputy finance minister". News24. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  15. ^ Plessis, Carien du (27 February 2018). "Cabinet Reshuffle: SA government gets a full makeover". Daily Maverick.

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