Lindiwe Sisulu
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The Honourable Lindiwe Nonceba Sisulu MP |
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Lindiwe Sisulu, 2009
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| Minister of Human Settlements | |
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Assumed office 26 May 2014 |
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| President | Jacob Zuma |
| Preceded by | Connie September |
| Minister of Public Service and Administration | |
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In office 12 June 2012 – 25 May 2014 |
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| President | Jacob Zuma |
| Preceded by | Roy Padayachie |
| Succeeded by | Collins Chabane |
| Minister of Defence and Military Veterans | |
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In office 10 May 2009 – 12 June 2012 |
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| President | Jacob Zuma |
| Preceded by | Charles Nqakula |
| Succeeded by | Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula |
| Minister of Housing | |
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In office 29 April 2004 – 10 May 2009 |
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| President |
Thabo Mbeki Kgalema Motlanthe |
| Preceded by | Rob Davies |
| Succeeded by | Tokyo Sexwale |
| Minister of Intelligence | |
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In office 24 January 2001 – 28 April 2004 |
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| President | Thabo Mbeki |
| Preceded by | Joe Nhlanhla |
| Succeeded by | Ronnie Kasrils |
| Deputy Minister of Home Affairs | |
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In office 1996–2001 |
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| President |
Nelson Mandela Thabo Mbeki |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
10 May 1954 Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Lindiwe Nonceba Sisulu (born 10 May 1954) is a South African politician, member of parliament since 1994, and member of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress. She served as Minister of Housing from 2004 to 2009,Minister of Defence and Military Veterans from 2009 to 2012, currently serving as Minister of Human Settlements since May 2014 and former Minister of Public Service and Administration from 2012–2014. Sisulu returned to her former portfolio of Human Settlements (Housing) in 2014.
Sisulu was born to ANC leaders Walter and Albertina Sisulu in Johannesburg. She is the sister of journalist Zwelakhe Sisulu and politician Max Sisulu.
From 1975 to 1976 Sisulu was detained for her anti-apartheid activities. During her exile from 1977 to 1979 she joined the military wing of the ANC, Umkhonto we Sizwe, specialising in Intelligence.
In 1973, Lindiwe Sisulu graduated from Waterford Kamhlaba United World College of Southern Africa in Mbabane, Swaziland. In 1980, Sisulu received a BA degree and Diploma in Education, and in 1981 received a BA Hons in History from the University of Swaziland. She also received an MA in History, and in 1989 an MPhil from the Centre for Southern African Studies at the University of York.
In the mid-1980s Sisulu worked as a lecturer at the Mazini Teachers Training College. In 1990 she became the main assistant to Jacob Zuma in the ANC's intelligence services.
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