Membathisi Mdladlana

Membathisi Mdladlana (born 12 May 1952[1] in Keiskammahoek, Eastern Cape) is a South African politician. He is the South African ambassador to Canada as of November 2012.[2]

Membathisi Mphumzi Shepherd Mdladlana
Ambassador to Canada
Assumed office
September 2012
Preceded byMohau Pheko
Minister of Labour
In office
July 1998 – 30 October 2010
PresidentJacob Zuma
Kgalema Motlanthe
Thabo Mbeki
Nelson Mandela
Preceded byTito Mboweni
Succeeded byMildred Oliphant
Personal details
Born (1952-05-12) 12 May 1952
Keiskammahoek
NationalitySouth Africa
Political partyANC
Alma materUniversity of South Africa
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionTeacher

Political career

He was the Minister of Labour of South Africa since appointment by Nelson Mandela in 1998 till 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 1972–1981, Mdladlana was a teacher at Vukukhanye Primary School in Gugulethu, a township outside of Cape Town. From 1982–1994, 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.

gollark: I'm mostly interested in AR, since a better interface for looking at internet things on the go than my phone would be very convenient.
gollark: Yet most people in developed countries apparently have smartphones now.
gollark: Presumably if they get particularly popular, they'll be available on the technically-worse-but-better-looking-than-buying-it-outright phone-style contracts.
gollark: ↑
gollark: Good (well, any) AR still costs a lot, but presumably costs will drop over time.

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-05-15. Retrieved 2012-10-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "SOUTH AFRICA HIGH COMMISSION IN CANADA". www.southafrica-canada.ca. Archived from the original on 2014-01-12. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
  3. Membathisis Mdladlana Archived 2009-04-24 at the Wayback Machine at Who's Who SA
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