Mr Fikile April Mbalula

Personal

Date of Birth: 8 April 1971
Marital Status: Married

Current Positions

Deputy Minister of Police since 2009.
Member of the African National Congress (ANC) National Executive Committee since December 2009.
Member of Parliament since 6 May 2009.

Academic Qualifications

Trained in Leadership Skills by the Careers Research and Information Centre.
Trained by the Organisation for Appropriate Social Services in South Africa in psychotherapy as a councillor.

Career/Memberships/Positions/Other Activities

President of the Botshabelo Youth Congress (1986 - 1987).
Publicity Secretary for the Botshabelo Youth Congress (1987).
Vice-President of Botshabelo Student Congress (1987).
Area member of the United Democratic Front (1989).
Secretary of the ANC Provisional Youth Committee (1990).
Regional Secretary of the ANC Youth League (1991 - 1994).
Provincial ANCYL Secretary (1994 to 1996).
Secretary of the ANCYL Political Education (1996 - 1998).
Member of the Local Branch Executive Committee of South African Youth Congress (Sayco) (1998).
Affiliate member of Socialist International.
Co-odinator of South African Medical and Dental Association.
Member of Organisation of Appropriate Social Services in South Africa.
Secretary-General of the ANCYL (1998 - 2004).
President of the International Union of Socialist Youth (2004).
President of the ANCYL (2004 - 2008).