Aaron Motsoaledi

The Honourable Aaron Motsoaledi MP
Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi in 2011

Minister of Health
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 May 2009
President	Jacob Zuma
Vice President	Cyril Ramaphosa
Preceded by	Barbara Hogan
Personal details
Born	(1958-08-07) 7 August 1958
Political party	African National Congress
Alma mater	University of Natal
Cabinet	Zuma I Zuma II

Aaron Motsoaledi (born 7 August 1958 in Transvaal) is the Minister of Health of South Africa.^[1] He was formerly an MEC in the Limpopo province for (in chronological order) transport, agriculture and environment,^[2] and education.^[3]

Motsoaledi is a medical doctor by training. He holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from the University of Natal.^[4] Motsoaledi ran a successful surgery in the small rural town of Jane Furse prior to his appointment in government.

Prior to his appointment as Minister of Health of the Republic of South Africa, Motsoaledi had served as a Chairperson of the Sekhukhune Advice Office from 1986 to 1994; as a Chairperson of Hlahlolanang Health and Nutrition Education Project in 1989; as a Deputy Chairperson of the African National Congress (ANC) in the then Northern Transvaal from 1991 to 1992; as Head of the ANC Elections Commission for Limpopo Province in 1994; as Head of the ANC Economic and Infrastructure Desk and as Head of the ANC Research and Briefing of election Task Team in Limpopo in 1994.

Motsoaledi has also served as a member of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature from 1994 to 2009; as a member of the Limpopo Provincial Executive Council (MEC) for Education from 1994 to 1997; MEC for Transport from 1998 to 1999 and MEC for Agriculture, Land and Environment in 1999.

The Minister administered to the first South African state patient a fixed dose combination (FDC) Antiretroviral tablet of Emtricitabine/Tenofovir/Efavirenz on 9 April 2013 in GaRankuwa.

References

↑ "New Cabinet - full appointments". News24. Retrieved 2009-05-10.
↑ "Zero tolerence for vigilantes". News24. Retrieved 2009-05-10.
↑ "Initiative to visit schools". The Sowetan. Retrieved 2009-05-10.
↑ http://apps.gcis.gov.za/gcis/gcis_profile.jsp?id=1475

Ministers of Health in South Africa

Apartheid-era	A. Stals K. Bremer van Rijn T. Naudé J.H. Viljoen A. Hertzog C. de Wet S. van der Merwe L. Munnik C. van der Merwe W. van Niekerk R. Venter

Post-apartheid	N. Dlamini-Zuma M. Tshabalala-Msimang B. Hogan A. Motsoaledi

Ministers of Jacob Zuma's first government (2009)

Deputy President	Kgalema Motlanthe

Ministers	Tina Joemat-Pettersson (Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries) Lulu Xingwana (Arts and Culture) Angie Motshekga (Basic Education) Siphiwe Nyanda (Communications) Sicelo Shiceka (Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs) Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula (Correctional Services) Lindiwe Sisulu (Defence and Military Veterans) Ebrahim Patel (Economic Development) Dipuo Peters (Energy) Pravin Gordhan (Finance) Aaron Motsoaledi (Health) Blade Nzimande (Higher Education and Training) Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (Home Affairs) Tokyo Sexwale (Human Settlements) Maite Nkoana-Mashabane (International Relations and Cooperation) Jeff Radebe (Justice and Constitutional Development) Membathisi Mdladlana (Labour) Susan Shabangu (Mining) Nathi Mthethwa (Police) Barbara Hogan (Public Enterprises) Richard Baloyi (Public service and Administration) Geoff Doidge (Public Works) Gugile Nkwinti (Rural Development and Land Reform) Naledi Pandor (Science and Technology) Edna Molewa (Social Development) Makhenkesi Stofile (Sport and Recreation) Siyabonga Cwele (State Security) Trevor Manuel (The Presidency, for the National Planning Commission) Collins Chabane (The Presidency) Marthinus van Schalkwyk (Tourism) Rob Davies (Trade and Industry) S'bu Ndebele (Transport) Buyelwa Sonjica (Water and Environmental Affairs) Noluthando Mayende-Sibiya (Women, Youth, Children, and People with Disabilities)

Ministers of Jacob Zuma's second government (2010)

Deputy President	Kgalema Motlanthe

Ministers	Tina Joemat-Pettersson (Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries) Paul Mashatile (Arts and Culture) Angie Motshekga (Basic Education) Radhakrishna Padayachie (Communications) Sicelo Shiceka - Richard Baloyi - Lechesa Tsenoli (Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs) Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula (Correctional Services) Lindiwe Sisulu (Defence and Military Veterans) Ebrahim Patel (Economic Development) Dipuo Peters (Energy) Pravin Gordhan (Finance) Aaron Motsoaledi (Health) Blade Nzimande (Higher Education and Training) Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (Home Affairs) Tokyo Sexwale (Human Settlements) Maite Nkoana-Mashabane (International Relations and Cooperation) Jeff Radebe (Justice and Constitutional Development) Mildred Oliphant (Labour) Susan Shabangu (Mining) Nathi Mthethwa (Police) Malusi Gigaba (Public Enterprises) Richard Baloyi (Public service and Administration) Gwen Mahlangu-Nkabinde (Public Works) Gugile Nkwinti (Rural Development and Land Reform) Naledi Pandor (Science and Technology) Bathabile Dlamini (Social Development) Fikile Mbalula (Sport and Recreation) Siyabonga Cwele (State Security) Trevor Manuel (The Presidency, for the National Planning Commission) Collins Chabane (The Presidency) Marthinus van Schalkwyk (Tourism) Rob Davies (Trade and Industry) S'bu Ndebele (Transport) Edna Molewa (Water and Environmental Affairs) Lulu Xingwana (Women, Youth, Children, and People with Disabilities)

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