Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki

Former President (1999-2008)

Date of Birth: 18/06/1942
Place of Birth: Idutywa, Eastern Cape

Education: Bachelor of Economics, University of London, 1962; Master of Economics, Sussex University, UK, 1966.

Career:  Joined the African National Congress (ANC) Youth League, 1956; Secretary, African Students Association, 1961-62; held various posititions in the ANC, 1967-70; Assistant Secretary, ANC Revolutionary Council, 1971-73; ANC Representative to Botswana, 1973-74; ANC Representative to Swaziland, 1975; ANC Representative to Nigeria, 1975-78; Political Secretary, Office of the ANC President, Zambia, 1978-84; Secretary for Presidential Affairs, 1985-89; Department Head, International Affairs, ANC, 1989-94; National Chairman, ANC, 1993-97; Deputy President, Republic of South Africa, 1994-99; President of the ANC, 1997-2008; President of the Republic of South Africa, 1999-2008; Chairman of the African Union, 2002-03.