39 Facts About Tina Joemat-Pettersson

Tina Monica Joemat-Pettersson was a South African politician who served as the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Police from July 2019 until her death in June 2023.

Tina Joemat-Pettersson earned a Bachelor of Arts in Executive Management in Education from the University of Cape Town as well as a Bachelor of Arts in English and History and a Higher Diploma in Education from the University of the Western Cape.

Tina Joemat-Pettersson was elected to the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature in the 1994 general elections as a member of the African National Congress.

Tina Joemat-Pettersson became the MEC for Agriculture and Land Reform in 2004.

Tina Joemat-Pettersson was fired as a minister in a cabinet reshuffle in March 2017 and then resigned her seat in the National Assembly.

Tina Joemat-Pettersson returned to the National Assembly after the 2019 general elections, was elected to chair the Portfolio Committee on Police.

Tina Joemat-Pettersson held a Bachelor of Arts in English and History as well as a Higher Diploma in Education from the University of the Western Cape.

Tina Joemat-Pettersson was a member of the Azanian Students' Organisation from 1985 to 1986.

Tina Joemat-Pettersson taught at Pescodia High School in 1987 and worked as a history tutor between 1989 and 1991.

Tina Joemat-Pettersson was an English tutor for the National Education Coordinating Committee and the Education Development Trust and taught at the Homevale Senior Secondary School from 1992 until 1993.

In 1992, Tina Joemat-Pettersson was a member of the National People's Education Panellist.

Tina Joemat-Pettersson worked as a lecturer at the English Department of the University of the Free State from 1993 until 1994.

Tina Joemat-Pettersson was 30 years old at the time and her appointment was met with skepticism.

In 2006, Tina Joemat-Pettersson was ranked as the best-performing MEC for Agriculture in the country by an agricultural magazine.

Tina Joemat-Pettersson was elected to the National Assembly of South Africa in the 2009 national elections.

In November 2012, Public Protector Thuli Madonsela found that Tina Joemat-Pettersson had violated the Executive Ethics Code by unlawfully incurring return flights for her children and an au pair from Sweden to South Africa in January 2010.

Zuma wrote to National Assembly Speaker Max Sisulu in March 2013, informing him that he had reprimanded Tina Joemat-Pettersson for violating the Executive Ethics Code.

Tina Joemat-Pettersson unsuccessfully tried to challenge Madonsela's report on the matter, but her appeal was dismissed by the North Gauteng High Court on 13 March 2017.

Tina Joemat-Pettersson said in her budget speech to the National Assembly in 2016 that the fuel had not been sold, but rotated.

Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane found in September 2020 that Tina Joemat-Pettersson had no involvement in the sale and that she was misled by the then-head of the Strategic Fuel Fund Association, Sibusiso Gamede.

In September 2014, Tina Joemat-Pettersson signed an Intergovernmental Agreement with Russia for state nuclear firm Rosatom to build up to 9.6GW of nuclear power plants in South Africa by 2030.

Tina Joemat-Pettersson was sacked as Minister of Energy by Zuma in a late-night cabinet reshuffle on 30 March 2017.

Tina Joemat-Pettersson was elected back to Parliament in the 2019 general elections.

Tina Joemat-Pettersson was then announced as the ANC's candidate to chair the Portfolio Committee on Police.

Tina Joemat-Pettersson was elected chairperson of the committee on 2 July 2019, defeating Democratic Alliance MP Andrew Whitfield in a vote that went 5 votes for her and 3 for Whitfield.

Tina Joemat-Pettersson was elected chairperson of the African National Congress Women's League in the Northern Cape in 1998.

Tina Joemat-Pettersson was elected treasurer of the ANC Provincial Executive Committee in 2003, a position she would hold until the next ANC provincial conference in 2008 when she was succeeded by Yolanda Botha.

Tina Joemat-Pettersson was first elected to the African National Congress' 80 member National Executive Committee at the party's 52nd National conference held in December 2007 after receiving the 78th most votes.

Tina Joemat-Pettersson was then elected by the NEC to serve on the party's National Working Committee which is responsible for the day-to-day running of the party.

Tina Joemat-Pettersson endorsed Zuma's re-election campaign for ANC president in October 2012.

At the ANC's 53rd National Conference held in December 2012, Zuma was re-elected for a second term as ANC president and Tina Joemat-Pettersson was re-elected to the NEC.

Tina Joemat-Pettersson was then re-elected to the NWC by the NEC members in January 2013.

Tina Joemat-Pettersson was re-elected to the ANC NEC at the party's 54th National Conference and in January 2018 the NEC re-elected her to the party's National Working Committee.

In December 2022 during the ANC's 55th National Conference, Tina Joemat-Pettersson was nominated from the conference floor by Northern Cape delegates to contest the position of First Deputy Secretary-General against Nomvula Mokonyane.

Tina Joemat-Pettersson was then nominated for the NEC again and was re-elected to a seat in the NEC; by the number of votes, she ranked 13th, receiving 1726 votes across the 4,029 ballots cast in total.

In January 2023, Tina Joemat-Pettersson was re-elected to the National Working Committee.

Tina Joemat-Pettersson was married to Swedish businessman Thorvald Pettersson, who died in 2006.

Tina Joemat-Pettersson died on 5 June 2023 at home in Rondebosch, Cape Town, as confirmed by ANC chief whip in Parliament Pemmy Majodina.

Tina Joemat-Pettersson's death followed allegations of extortion in which she, Pemmy Majodina and Richard Dyantyi, the chairperson of Parliament's section 189 committee into the fitness of suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane were implicated.