Geraldine Joslyn Fraser-Moleketi (née Fraser; born 24 August 1960) is a South African politician who was the Minister of Public Service and Administration from June 1999 to September 2008.

Born in Cape Town, Fraser-Moleketi joined the exiled anti-apartheid movement in the Frontline States in 1980, becoming a member of the ANC and SACP.

She served multiple terms on the United Nations Committee of Experts on Public Administration, and she has been the chancellor of the Nelson Mandela University since April 2018.

[2] After the end of apartheid, she completed a Master's in public administration at the University of Pretoria, gaining admission on the basis of recognition of prior learning.

[1] In July 1990, during the negotiations to end apartheid, she returned to South Africa at the request of the SACP to prepare for the national relaunch of the party, which had recently been unbanned.

[5] After less than a year as a backbencher, she was appointed to the Government of National Unity in February 1995, named by President Nelson Mandela as Deputy Minister of Welfare and Population Development.

[6] She remained in that office through the rest of Mandela's presidency, during which time she supported the interdepartmental campaign to consolidate a social wage.

[8] Controversially, the committee also appointed her to lead an internal task team charged with investigating the actions of the SACP's left wing during the ANC's 50th Conference.

[11] She served a single term in the office and did not stand for re-election; Dipuo Mvelase was elected to succeed her at the 11th national congress in Rustenburg on 26 July 2002.

[19][20] Fraser-Moleketi personally was an unpopular figure with many unionists and the figurehead for their anger with government;[21][22][23][24] her hardline stance also drew criticism in parts of the SACP.

[25] As part of a bid to resolve the month-long 2007 strike, Fraser-Moleketi introduced the occupation-specific dispensation, which would allow differential pay rises for positions requiring scarce skills, though implementation of the policy subsequently stalled.

[30] She was described as "tough-minded",[31] as "hands-on",[32] and, by Ferial Haffajee, as a "live wire clearly at the heart of President Thabo Mbeki's administration", with a fondness for "government-speak".

[33] In the international arena, in her capacity as minister, she served on several advisory and governance bodies,[34] notably as a member of the first United Nations (UN) Committee of Experts on Public Administration (CEPA) from 2002 and then as its deputy chairperson from 2006.

[49] She remained active in the ANC, serving since 2022 as a member of the party's internal disciplinary appeals committee under chairperson Johnny de Lange.