Pallo Jordan
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Dr Zweledinga Pallo Jordan (born 22 May 1942 in Kroonstad
, Free State
) was the Minister of Arts and Culture
of the Republic of South Africa
from 29 April 2004 to 10 May 2009. He studied at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
in the United States
(1962) and also acquired a post-graduate degree
from the London School of Economics
.
Kroonstad
Kroonstad is the third-largest town in the Free State province of South Africa, and lies two hours drive from Gauteng. In the 1991 census it had a population of 110,963...
, Free State
Free State
The Free State is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Bloemfontein, which is also South Africa's judicial capital. Its historical origins lie in the Orange Free State Boer republic and later Orange Free State Province. The current borders of the province date from 1994 when the Bantustans...
) was the Minister of Arts and Culture
Minister of Arts and Culture (South Africa)
The Minister of Arts and Culture is a Minister of the Cabinet of South Africa who is responsible for overseeing the Department of Arts and Culture. The portfolio was created on 29 April 2004 on the appointment of the second Cabinet of President Thabo Mbeki, when the Arts, Culture, Science and...
of the Republic of South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
from 29 April 2004 to 10 May 2009. He studied at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
(1962) and also acquired a post-graduate degree
Academic degree
An academic degree is a position and title within a college or university that is usually awarded in recognition of the recipient having either satisfactorily completed a prescribed course of study or having conducted a scholarly endeavour deemed worthy of his or her admission to the degree...
from the London School of Economics
London School of Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
.
Employment
- He was a member of the research unit of the African National CongressAfrican National CongressThe African National Congress is South Africa's governing Africanist political party, supported by its tripartite alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions and the South African Communist Party , since the establishment of non-racial democracy in April 1994. It defines itself as a...
(ANC) in its Department of Information and Publicity (1975) - He was appointed head of Radio FreedomRadio FreedomRadio Freedom was the radio propaganda arm of the African National Congress during the anti-Apartheid struggle from the 1970s through the 1990s. While the broadcasts were from different radio stations , their station identifications all sported the trademark introduction familiar to many from the...
(1977) - He was appointed director of the ANC's first internal mass propagandaPropagandaPropaganda is a form of communication that is aimed at influencing the attitude of a community toward some cause or position so as to benefit oneself or one's group....
campaign, The Year of the Spear, marking the centenaryCenturyA century is one hundred consecutive years. Centuries are numbered ordinally in English and many other languages .-Start and end in the Gregorian Calendar:...
of the Battle of IsandlwanaBattle of IsandlwanaThe Battle of Isandlwana on 22 January 1879 was the first major encounter in the Anglo-Zulu War between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom...
of 1879 (1979) - He was named head of the ANC's research unit of the Department of Information and Publicity (1980)
- He was elected to the National Executive Committee (NEC) (since 1985)
- He served as administrative secretary of the NEC Secretariat (1985 - 1988)
- He served on the NEC's Strategy and Tactics Committee as convenorChair (official)The chairman is the highest officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office is typically elected or appointed by the members of the group. The chairman presides over meetings of the assembled group and conducts its business in an...
(1985 - 1989) - He was the director of Information and Publicity (1989)
- He served on the NEC's sub-committee on negotiations and the NEC's sub-committee on Constitutional Guidelines
- He returned to South AfricaSouth AfricaThe Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
after the unbanning of the ANC (1990) - He was elected to be a Member of ParliamentMember of ParliamentA Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
in the National Assembly of South AfricaNational Assembly of South AfricaThe National Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of South Africa, located in Cape Town, Western Cape Province. It consists of no fewer than 350 and no more than 400 members...
(since 1994) - He was Minister of Posts, Telecommunications, and Broadcasting (1994 - 1996)
- He was Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (1996 - 1999)