Susan Shabangu

Susan Shabangu
Shabangu in 2012
Member of the National Assembly
In office 9 May 1994 – 3 June 2019
Minister of Social Development
In office 26 February 2018 – 29 May 2019
President	Cyril Ramaphosa
Deputy	Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu
Preceded by	Bathabile Dlamini
Succeeded by	Lindiwe Zulu
Minister of Women in the Presidency
In office 26 May 2014 – 26 February 2018
President	Jacob Zuma
Preceded by	Lulu Xingwana (for Women, Children and Persons with Disability)
Succeeded by	Bathabile Dlamini
Minister of Mineral Resources
In office 11 May 2009 – 25 May 2014
President	Jacob Zuma
Deputy	Godfrey Oliphant
Preceded by	Buyelwa Sonjica
Succeeded by	Ngoako Ramatlhodi
Personal details
Born	(1956-02-28) 28 February 1956 (age 68)
Political party	African National Congress

Susan Shabangu (born 28 February 1956) is a South African politician and former trade unionist. She represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly of South Africa between May 1994 and June 2019. During that time she was a cabinet minister from 2009 to 2019.

Shabangu served as Minister of Social Development from February 2018 to May 2019, as Minister of Women from May 2014 to February 2018, and as Minister of Mineral Resources from May 2009 to May 2014. She entered the national executive in March 1996 as Deputy Minister of Minerals and Energy in Nelson Mandela's government, and she also served as Deputy Minister of Safety and Security in Thabo Mbeki's government. She was a member of the ANC National Executive Committee between December 2007 and December 2022.