| Intro | South African politician | ||
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Politician Diplomat |
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| From | South Africa | ||
| Type | Politics | ||
| Gender | male | ||
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22 October 1941, Camperdown, South Africa |
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| Age | 79 years | ||
| Star sign | Libra | ||
| Politics | Inkatha Freedom Party | ||
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Baldwin Sipho “Ben” Ngubane (born 22 October 1941) is a retired politician from South Africa. He held multiple positions in the post-apartheid government of the country. In particular, he has been Premier of KwaZulu-Natal
and minister of Arts, Culture from 1994 until 31 August 1996 and from February 1999 until April 2004.
He graduated MB ChB in 1971 from the Medical School of the University of Natal, Durban.
Political career
In 1991 Ngubane was appointed Minister of Health in the KwaZulu government, a post he held until 1994. In 1992 Ngubane served on the CODESA working group which dealt with constitutional principles and constitution making. In 1993 he was involved in negotiations with the African National Congress on behalf of the Inkatha Freedom Party.
Other works
In 2004 he was appointed Ambassador to Japan, until 2008. In 2010, he was awarded the Grand Cordon of the Japanese Order of the Rising Sun for his contributions “to the enhancement of the relationship and the cooperation in science and technology between Japan and South Africa”.
He later served as Chairperson of the South African Broadcasting Corporation board
and as Chairperson of the Eskom board, 2015-2017.
| Preceded by Tsotsi, Z.A. |
Chairperson of Eskom board 2015-2017 |
Succeeded by Khoza, Z. |