Pakishe Aaron Motsoaledi
Pakishe Aaron Motsoaledi was appointed South Africa’s minister of health in June 2024, having previously been health minister from 2014 to 2019. He was minister of home affairs from 2019 to 2024. He is also a member of the African National Congress National Executive Committee. He chaired the board of the Stop TB Partnership from 2013 to 2019. A medical practitioner, he practised in various hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, Mpumalanga and Limpopo until 1994, before becoming a member of the Limpopo Legislature, leading several commissions and task teams, and a member of the ANC’s Provincial Executive Committee in Limpopo.
