South AfricaNational Assembly (lower house)African National CongressNational · National AssemblySpeaker of the National Assembly
Thoko Didiza
Profile
Thoko Didiza is a South African politician serving as the Speaker of the National Assembly since June 2024. A long-standing member of the African National Congress, she has held several ministerial positions, including Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development and Minister of Public Works. Didiza began her career as an anti-apartheid activist in the 1980s and was first elected to Parliament in 1994. Throughout her career, she has been a prominent figure in South African governance, focusing on land reform and rural development policy.
Details
- Born
- 1965-06-02 · 61 years old
- Birth place
- Durban, South Africa
- Education
- University of South Africa (BA, Honours), University of Melbourne (Master's in tertiary education management)
- Career
- Legal secretary, programme officer for the Diakonia Ecumenical Church Agency, national youth coordinator for the YWCA, consultant at the Archie Mafeje Research Institute
