Alexander Erwin was born on 17 January 1948 and is a South African politician who was Minister of Public Enterprises from 29 April 2004 to 25 September 2008.
12 Facts About Alec Erwin
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Alexander Alec Erwin was born on 17 January 1948 in Cape Town to Dennis and Rosamund Alec Erwin.
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Alec Erwin was a visiting lecturer at the Centre of Southern African Studies at the University of York for a year between 1974 and 1975.
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Between 1973 and 1975, Alec Erwin served as a member of the Institute of Industrial Education.
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In 1977, while lecturing, Alec Erwin was elected as General Secretary of the Trade Union Advisory Co-ordinating Council.
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In 1979 Alec Erwin was elected as General Secretary of the newly founded the Federation of South African Trade Unions, a position he held until 1983.
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Alec Erwin was a branch secretary for the National Union of Textile Workers in 1981 for two years.
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Alec Erwin became Education Secretary of the Federation of South African Trade Unions in 1983 and held that position until 1985.
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Alec Erwin then held the same position within the Congress of South African Trade Unions between 1986 and 1988.
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In 1988 Alec Erwin was elected as a national executive officer of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa and remained an officer until 1993.
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Alec Erwin blamed sabotage as the reason, which was later proven to be wrong.
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Alec Erwin stated there was neither a capacity nor a management problem at Eskom in 2006.