Tito Mboweni
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Tito Titus Mboweni[1] (born 16 March 1959) is a South African politician who served as Minister of Finance of South Africa in the government of President Cyril Ramaphosa from 2018 to 2021.
Dr Tito Mboweni | |
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![]() Mboweni speaking at the World Economic Forum on Africa, 2011 | |
Minister of Finance | |
In office 9 October 2018 – 5 August 2021 | |
President | Cyril Ramaphosa |
Deputy | David Masondo |
Preceded by | Nhlanhla Nene |
Succeeded by | Enoch Godongwana |
Governor of the South African Reserve Bank | |
In office 8 August 1999 – 8 November 2009 | |
Preceded by | Chris Stals |
Succeeded by | Gill Marcus |
Minister of Labour | |
In office 1994–1999 | |
President | Nelson Mandela |
Personal details | |
Born | Tito Titus Mboweni[1] (1959-03-16) 16 March 1959 (age 65) Tzaneen, Limpopo, South Africa |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | National University of Lesotho University of East Anglia |
Mboweni was the eighth Governor of the South African Reserve Bank and the first Black South African to hold the post. He was sworn in as Minister of Finance on 9 October 2018, following Nhlanhla Nene's resignation.[2][3]
Mboweni is a founding member of Mboweni Brothers Investment Holdings and a former international advisor of Goldman Sachs International.[4] He has been appointed as a non executive Director for South Africa at the New Development Bank (BRICS Development Bank).