Pravin Gordhan Biography
Pravin Gordhan whose full name is Pravin Jamnadas Gordhan was born on 12th April 1949 in Durban, South Africa. He is a South African politician and the former Minister of Finance.
Pravin Gordhan Education Background
He matriculated from Sastri College in 1967. In 1973 he graduated from the University for Durban-Westville with a Bachelor of Pharmacy degree.
Pravin Gordhan Career
In 1971 he became associated with members of the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) and in 1974 he was elected its executive council.
During the 1970s, Pravin Gordhan helped establish grassroots organisations that became involved in underground activities and associated with the African National Congress (ANC) and later the South African Communist Party (SACP).
In 1974 he completed his pharmacy internship at King Edward VIII Hospital. He later worked there until 1981 when the Natal Provincial Administration dismissed him for his political activities while he was in detention.
Pravin Gordhan was released from jail in 1982 and received banning orders effective until June 1983.
In 1991 he attended the preparatory meeting for the Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA) as a joint NIC/Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC) representative, and was appointed NIC/TIC delegate to the steering committee responsible for organising Codesa 1.
In 1993 he was appointed to the panel of chairpersons on the planning committee of the multi-party negotiation process.
From 1999 to 2009 he was the Commissioner of the South African Revenue Service . From 1991 to 1994 he chaired the Convention for a Democratic South Africa.
From 1994 to 1998 he chaired the parliamentary committee that focused on the implementation of the new Constitution and the transformation of local government in the post-apartheid.
From 2000 to 2006 he was the chairman of the World Customs Organization. On 10th May 2009 President Jacob Zuma appointed Gordhan as Minister of Finance until 25th May 2014.
In 2014 he was appointed as the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, succeeding Lechesa Tsenoli who became Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa.
On 14th December 2015 he was re appointed as Minister of Finance, replacing David van Rooyen who had been minister for 4 days, until March 2017 when he was sucked by the President Jacob Zuma.
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