Baleka Mbete facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Baleka Mbete
5th Deputy President of South Africa
In office 25 September 2008 – 9 May 2009
President	Kgalema Motlanthe
Preceded by	Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
Succeeded by	Kgalema Motlanthe
2nd and 5th Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa
In office 21 May 2014 – 22 May 2019
President	Jacob Zuma Cyril Ramaphosa
Preceded by	Max Sisulu
Succeeded by	Thandi Modise
In office 13 July 2004 – 25 September 2008
President	Thabo Mbeki Kgalema Motlanthe
Preceded by	Frene Ginwala
Succeeded by	Gwen Mahlangu-Nkabinde
National Chairperson of the African National Congress
In office 18 December 2007 – 18 December 2017
President	Jacob Zuma Cyril Ramaphosa
Succeeded by	Gwede Mantashe
Secretary-General of the African National Congress Women's League
In office 1991–1993
President	Winnie Mandela (President of the African National Congress Women's League)
Leader	Gertrude Shope (Head of delegation)
Succeeded by	Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
In office 1994 – 2019 (Resigned)
Constituency	Durban
Parliamentary career (1994-2019) Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa In office 1996–2004 President Nelson Mandela Thabo Mbeki Speaker Frene Ginwala Succeeded by Solomon Lechesa Tsenoli Chair of the African National Congress Parliamentary Caucus In office 1995–1996
President	Nelson Mandela
Personal details
Born	(1949-09-24) 24 September 1949 (age 74) Durban, Union of South Africa
Political party	African National Congress
Spouse(s)	Keorapetse Kgositsile ​ ​ (m. 1978; div. 1992)​ Nape Khomo ​ (m. 2016)​
Alma mater	Eshowe Training College Lovedale Teacher Training College
Occupation	Politician activist
Profession	Teacher

Baleka Mbete (born 24 September 1949) is a South African politician who served as the Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa from May 2014 to May 2019. She was previously Speaker of the National Assembly from 2004 to 2008, and Deputy President of South Africa from 2008 to 2009 under Kgalema Motlanthe. She was elected National Chairperson of the African National Congress in 2007 and re-elected in 2012 and served until 18 December 2017. On the 18th of December 2017, during the ANC's 54th conference, Gwede Mantashe was elected Mbete's successor as National Chairperson of the ANC.

Mbete is the ex-wife of poet and activist Keorapetse Kgositsile.

Early life

After going into exile in 1976, Mbete taught in Mbabane in Swaziland, and went on to work for the African National Congress (ANC) in several other African cities, including Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, Nairobi in Kenya, Gaborone in Botswana, Harare in Zimbabwe, and Lusaka in Zambia. She returned to South Africa from exile in June 1990.

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In Spanish: Baleka Mbete para niños