Pamela Tshwete (born 3 October 1951) is a South African politician from the Eastern Cape.
After the 2019 general election, President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed Tshwete as Deputy Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation, a newly created ministry; she was responsible for human settlements and retained that portfolio when the ministry was split again in August 2021.
Born on 3 October 1951,[1] Tshwete matriculated at Zwelitsha High School in King Williams Town in the former Cape Province.
[2] Upon her return from exile, Tshwete became a community activist,[3] and she was active in the ANC's newly legalised structures in Mdantsane and Peelton.
[9] On 9 July 2013, President Jacob Zuma announced a cabinet reshuffle in which Tshwete was appointed to succeed Lech Tsenoli as Deputy Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform.
In the 2014 general election, Tshwete was re-elected to her parliamentary seat, ranked 48th on the ANC's national party list.
[23] One of their sons, Mayihlome Tshwete, is the husband of media personality Zizo Beda and a former spokesman to Minister Malusi Gigaba.