Naledi Pandor
Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa
Dr. Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor was appointed as South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation in 2019. Previously, she served as the Minister of Higher Education and Training from 2018 to 2019, Minister of Science and Technology from 2014 to 2018, Minister of Home Affairs from 2012 to 2014, Minister of Science and Technology from 2009 to 2012, and Minister of Education from 2004 to 2009. Minister Pandor has been a Member of Parliament since 1994 and served as Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces from 1999 to 2004 and Deputy Chief Whip of the African National Congress in the National Assembly from 1995 to 1998. Minister Pandor holds a PhD from the University of Pretoria and honorary doctorates from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, University of Stellenbosch, the University of Lisbon, Portugal, and the University College Dublin, Ireland.