Charles Nqakula

Mr Nqakula started his career as a journalist, covering political news from 1966 to 1982. He began his political career as a Publicity Secretary for the United Democratic Front (1983) and joined the South African Communist Party in 1991 but was appointed as a MP and Member of the National Executive Committee for the ANC in 1994. Mr Nqakula was selected as a Parliamentary Councilor for the Office of the President in 1999 and became a Deputy Minister for the Department of Home Affairs in 2001. In 2002 he became the Minister for Safety and Security and thereafter the Minister of Defense (2008-2009). He has been the National Chairman for the South African Communist Party since 1999; Political Advisory to the Presidency since 2009; and the High Commissioner for the Republic of Mozambique since May 2012.

Family name: Nqakula
Country: South Africa
Birth town: Eastern Cape
Honorific prefix: Mr
Given name: C
Date of birth: 1942-09-13 00:00:00

Family

  Dates Source
Nosiviwe Noluthando Mapisa-Nqakula en.wikipedia.org
Nosizwe Mapisa-Nqakula
Siyabongo Nqakula mg.co.za
Nosiviwe Noluthando Mapisa-Nqakula en.wikipedia.org
Siyabonga Nqakula None

Memberships

  Status Role Dates Source
ANC - MP en.wikipedia.org
Glenister v President of the Republic of South Africa and Others (CCT 41/08) [2008] ZACC 19; 2009 (1) SA 287 (CC); 2009 (2) BCLR 136 (CC) (22 October 2008) - 2nd Respndnt
African National Congress (ANC) - Member People's Assembly