Edwin Ronald Makue

Edwin Ronald Makue is a South African Member of Parliament (MP) representing the African National Congress in the 26th South African Parliament (2014-2019) as a member of the National Council of Provinces.[1] Where he served as part of the provincial delegation for the province of Gauteng and was constituent representative for the Greater Sophiatown area.[2] During the 26th Parliament he was the Chairperson of the Select Committee on Trade and International Relations and sat on the Select Committee on Economic and Business Development as well as on the Joint Committee on Ethics and the Parliamentary Group on International Relations.[1]

Edwin Ronald Makue
Chairperson of the Select Committee on Trade and International Relations in the National Council of Provinces
Assumed office
21 May 2014
Personal details
BornJohannesburg, Gauteng
Political partyAfrican National Congress

Early life

Makue was born in Kliptown, Johannesburg and attended Kliptown Primary School and later Kliptown High School. He obtained his bachelor's degree from the University of the Western Cape and gained a master's degree in Science from the Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College.[2]

South African Council of Churches

Prior to becoming an MP Makue was the General Secretary of the National Executive Committee of the South African Council of Churches (SACC) from 2006 to 2011.[3] Makue began his career with the SACC when joined the organisation in 1986 as a field worker and programme facilitator during as part of the organisation's anti-apartheid activities. In 1992 he directed the SACC's Democracy Education program and went on to become the SACC's head of the Justice Ministries Unit in 1994.[3]

References
  1. Town 8001, Associated Magazines 21 St Johns Street Cape (2019-01-28). "Mr Eddie Makue (ANC)". People's Assembly. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  2. "Mr Edwin Makue - Parliament of South Africa". www.parliament.gov.za. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  3. March 28, Global Ministries on; 2006. "Edwin Makue named South African Council of Churches next General Secretary". Global Ministries. Retrieved 2019-03-24.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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