Dr Zwelini Mkhize Biography
Dr Zwelini Mkhize a South African legislator, doctor, and politician working as the Minister of Health, appointed on 30 May 2019.
Mkhize previously worked as the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs from 2018 to 2019. From 2009 to 2013, Mkhize was the 5th Premier of KwaZulu-Natal and is also a member of the African National Congress and was the party’s Treasurer-General between 2012 and 2017.
Dr Zwelini Mkhize Age
Mkhize was born on February 2, 1956, in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
Dr Zwelini Mkhize Career
Mkhize was appointed as the KwaZulu-Natal MEC for health in 1994 after the 1994 election. He held the post for a decade, consequently becoming the longest-serving health MEC in the country. He was appointed the MEC for Finance and Economic Development in KwaZulu-Natal, whilst serving as the chairperson of the ANC’s National Education and Health subcommittee back in 2004.
He was chosen to be the ANC candidate for Premier of KwaZulu-Natal on 30 April 2009. He was elected by the provincial legislature on 6 May after he defeated the DA’s John Steenhuisen for the post. Mkhize received 68 votes compared to Steenhuisen’s 7. Zweli was elected the provincial chairperson of the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal in 2008. He was re-elected to a second term as chair in 2012.
Dr Zwelini Mkhize Net Worth
Mkhize has an estimated net worth of $46 Million
Dr Zwelini Mkhize Height and Weight
Dr Zwelini stands tall at an average height and has an average body weight.
Dr Zwelini Mkhize Education
Mkhize graduated with a degree in medicine at the University of Natal at the age of 26 and completed his internship at the McCord Hospital in 1983.
Dr Zwelini Mkhize Family
He was born the fifth child in a family of seven children. More information about his family background is publicly unkown. We will update this section as sson as the information is available
Dr Zwelini Mkhize Wife
Dr Zwelini Mkhize is married to Dr May Mashego. More information about his love life is publicly unkown. We will update this section as sson as the information is available