Gwede Mantashe

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Gwede Mantashe was the Secretary-General of the National Union of Mineworkers until their 12th National Conference held in May 2006 where he was succeeded by Frans Baleni. He made history by becoming the first trade unionist to be appointed to the board of Directors of a JSE Limited-listed company, namely Samancor, in 1995.

He served for two years at Chairperson of the Technical Working Group of the Joint Initiative for Priority Skills Acquisition (Jipsa).

He is a chairperson of the South African Communist Party, and was elected Secretary-General of the African National Congress at the party's 52nd national conference in 2007.

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Leaders of the African National Congress

Secretary-General
S. T. Plaatje (1912 - 1915) • R. V. S. Thema (1915 - 1917) • I. Bud-M'belle (1917 - 1919) • S. Msane (1919 - 1923) • T. D. Mweli-Skota (1923 - 1927) • E. J. Khaile (1927 - 1930) • E. Mdolomba (1930 - 1936) • J. A. Calata (1936 - 1949) • W. M. U. Sisulu (1949 - 1955) • O. R. Tambo (1955 - 1958) • P. P. D. Nokwe (1958 - 1969) • A. B. Nzo (1969 - 1991) • M. C. Ramaphosa (1991 - 1997) • K. Motlanthe (1997 - 2007) • G. Mantashe (2007 - present)

President
J. L. Dube (1912 - 1917) • S. M. Makgatho (1917 - 1924) • Z. R. Mahabane (1924 - 1927) • J. T. Gumede (1927 - 1930) • P. ka Isaka Seme (1930 - 1936) • Mahabane (1937 - 1940) • Xuma (1940 - 1949) • J. S. Moroka (1949 - 1952) • A. J. Lutuli (1952 - 1967) • O. R. Tambo (1967 - 1991) • N. R. Mandela (1991 - 1997) • T. M. Mbeki (1997 - 2007) • J. G. Zuma (2007-present)

Deputy President
N. R. Mandela (1952 - 1958) • O. R. Tambo (1958-1985) • N. R. Mandela (1985 - 1991) • W. M. U. Sisulu (1991 - 1994) • T. M. Mbeki (1994 - 1997) • J. G. Zuma (1997 - 2007) • K. Motlanthe (2007 - present) •