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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 Mdladlana | |
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South African High Commissioner to Canada | |
Assumed office September 2012 | |
Preceded by | Mohau Pheko |
Minister of Labour | |
In office July 1998 – 30 October 2010 | |
President | Jacob Zuma Kgalema Motlanthe Thabo Mbeki Nelson Mandela |
Preceded by | Tito Mboweni |
Succeeded by | Mildred Oliphant |
Personal details | |
Born | Keiskammahoek, Cape Province, Union of South Africa | 12 May 1952
Nationality | South African citizenship |
Political party | ANC |
Alma mater | University of South Africa |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Teacher |
He was the Minister of Labour of South Africa since his appointment by Nelson Mandela in 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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