1. Dipuo Peters was previously the Minister of Transport from 10 July 2013 until 30 March 2017, in the Zuma administration, and former Minister of Energy from 2009 to 2013 having served as successor to Manne Dipico as the second Premier of the Northern Cape Province, 22 April 2004 to 10 May 2009.
Dipuo Peters resigned as a member of parliament for the African National Congress in April 2017.
Dipuo Peters subsequently studied for a Certificate in Development and Public Policy from the University of the Western Cape ; a Certificate in Executive Management from the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business ; and a Certificate in International Policy Management, from Havana, Cuba.
Dipuo Peters joined the Young Christian Students, where her political activism began.
Dipuo Peters participated in Youth Formations in the church and community.
Dipuo Peters was Deputy Chairperson of the Women's Forum in AZASO which later became SASCO at the University of the North.
Dipuo Peters worked as a volunteer regional organiser for the South African Domestic Worker's Union, recruiting, organising, educating and counseling domestic workers in the Northern Cape.
From 1987 to 1990 Dipuo Peters was Head of the Women's Department at the South African Youth Congress.
Former Transport Minister Dipuo Peters stated she resigned as an ANC Member of Parliament to focus on her health and her family.
On 5 April 2017, a few days after being dismissed as Minister of Transport, Dipuo Peters resigned as a member of the Parliament of South Africa, citing health reasons and the uncertainty of the past two years as her reasons for leaving politics.