1. Jeffrey Thamsanqa Radebe was born on 18 February 1953 and is a South African politician who was last appointed as Minister of Energy by Cyril Ramaphosa on 26 February 2018.
12 Facts About Jeff Radebe
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Jeff Radebe served in the government of South Africa as Minister in the Presidency from 2014 to 2018.
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Jeff Radebe was born in Cato Manor, and lived there until 1958 when his family was forcibly removed to KwaMashu.
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Jeff Radebe is married to Bridgette Radebe, South Africa's first black female mining entrepreneur and sister of the billionaire mining magnate, Patrice Motsepe.
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Jeff Radebe studied towards a law degree at the University of Zululand, and completed an LLM in International Law at the Karl Marx University in Leipzig in 1981.
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Jeff Radebe has a daughter who goes by the entertainment name of Durban Gogo.
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Jeff Radebe joined the African National Congress in 1976 while he was a student.
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Jeff Radebe was sentenced to a 10-year imprisonment on Robben Island.
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Under the leadership of Thabo Mbeki, Jeff Radebe served as Minister of Public Enterprises and Minister of Transport.
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Jeff Radebe served as Minister of Constitutional and Justice Development and Minister in the Presidency under president Jacob Zuma and Minister of Energy from 2018 to 2019 under Cyril Ramaphosa.
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On 26 February 2007, Jeff Radebe was appointed acting Minister of Health due to the ongoing ill health of Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang.
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Jeff Radebe served as Acting President of South Africa when both the President and Deputy President were away on official state visits.