Dr Naledi Pandor was appointed the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation in May 2019. She also served as the Minister of Higher Education and Training (2018 to 2019), Minister of Science and Technology (2014 to 2018), Minister of Home Affairs (2012 to 2014), Minister of Science and Technology (2009 to 2012), Minister of Education (2004 to 2009), Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces (1999 to 2004). She served as a member of parliament since South Africa’s first democratic elections in 1994. She obtained a PhD in Education from the University of Pretoria in 2019. Dr Pandor has been at the forefront of South Africa’s campaign to prosecute Israel for genocide and has been a courageous and forthright supporter of Palestinian rights – even at personal risk. Her father, Joe Matthews, and grandfather, Z K Matthews, were famous for their role in the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa.
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