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Tito Mboweni (born
16 March 1959) is the eighth Governor of the
South African Reserve Bank. He succeeded Dr.
Christian Lodewyk Stals on the 8th August 1999.
The youngest of three children, Tito Mboweni was born on 16 March 1959. He grew up in
Tzaneen in the Northern Province. He attended the
University of the North between 1979 and 1980, where he registered for a Bachelor of Commerce degree. He didn't complete his studies there and left
South Africa to go into exile in 1980.
While in exile in Lesotho, he joined the
African National Congress (ANC), South Africa's governing party, and was an activist for the party in many capacities. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts (honours equivalent) degree in economics and political science from the
National University of Lesotho in 1985. In 1987 he obtained a Master of Arts degree in development economics from the
University of East Anglia in England.
Tito Mboweni was Minister of Labour from May 1994 to July 1998 in President
Nelson Mandela's cabinet. Prior to his appointment as Minister of Labour, he was Deputy Head of the Department of Economic Policy in the ANC. He also represented the ANC on several domestic and international platforms. Tito Mboweni was a member of the ANC's National Executive and National Working Committees and was also Chairperson of the National Executive Committee's Economic Transformation Committee, which coordinated the development of ANC economic policies.
He became one of the
World Economic Forums Global Leaders of Tomorrow in 1995.
In 1997 Tito Mboweni was appointed head of the ANC's Policy Department which was responsible for managing ANC policy processes. Upon joining the
South African Reserve Bank, he resigned all of his elected and appointed positions in the ANC.
He joined the
South African Reserve Bank in July 1998 as Advisor to the Governor. In August 1999 he was appointed Governor of the
South African Reserve Bank. During his tenure, he was appointed honorary Professor of Economics at the
University of South Africa for 2000 to 2003. The
University of Natal awarded the Governor the degree of Doctor of Economics, honoris causa. The degree was conferred on him in 2001. The Governor was also elected Chancellor of the
University of the North-West and was installed as Chancellor on 23 February 2002. The
University of Stellenbosch appointed the Governor Professor Extraordinary in Economics for the period 1 April 2002 to 31 March 2005.
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