Pravin Gordhan
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Pravin Jamnadas Gordhan (born 12 April 1949) is a South African politician who has held various ministerial positions.
He served as Minister of Finance from 2009 to 2014, then again from 2015 and 2017, as Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs from 2014 to 2017, and Minister of Public Enterprises from 2015 to 2017.
Early years
Pravin Gordhan was born in Durban and graduated from Sastri College in 1967. He graduated from the University of Durban-Westville with a Bachelor of Pharmacy degree in 1973. Gordhan became a member of the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) in 1971 and 1974, when he was elected to its executive council.
Gordhan helped found grassroots groups that became involved in underground activities and later associated with the African National Congress (ANC) and later the South African Communist Party (SACP). He completed his pharmacy internship at King Edward VIII Hospital in 1974 and continued there until 1981, when the Natal Provincial Administration dismissed him for his political service while he was detained. In 1982, he was released from prison and received banning orders that became effective in June 1983. Gordhan attended the unveiling of the United Democratic Front (UDF) in Cape Town in 1983, where the NIC became a member group.
Gordhan attended the preparatory meeting for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA) in 1991 as a joint NIC/Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC) representative, and was named NIC/TIC delegate to the steering committee in charge of organizing Codesa 1. He was appointed to the commission of chairpersons on the multi-party negotiation process in 1993.
Career
Gordhan was previously the Commissioner of the South African Revenue Service from 1999 to 2009. From 1991 and 1994, he chaired the Convention for a Democratic South Africa, and he was the co-Chairman of the Transitional Executive Council, which prepared South Africa for the country's first non-racial election in April 1994.
As a member of parliament from 1994 to 1998, Gordhan chaired the parliamentary committee that focused on the implementation of the new Constitution and the transformation of local government in the post-apartheid.
Gordhan was chairman of the World Customs Organization in from 2000 to 2006.
On 10 May 2009, President Jacob Zuma appointed Gordhan as Minister of Finance, succeeding Trevor Manuel. On 25 May 2014, he was replaced by Nhlanhla Nene as Minister of Finance.
In 2014, Gordhan was appointed as the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, succeeding Lechesa Tsenoli who became Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa.
On 14 December 2015, Gordhan was re-appointed as Minister of Finance, replacing David van Rooyen who had been minister for 4 days.
In 2018, Gordhan was re-appointed to the Cabinet of President Cyril Ramaphosa as Minister of Public Enterprises, taking over from former Minister Lynne Brown. He would oversee state-owned enterprises including the likes of Eskom, SAA, Denel, and others.