Lynne Brown (pictured above).
By this appointment Lynne Brown becomes the public enterprises minister for the country. The 52 year old Brown who is of mixed ancestry, is a native of Cape Town and was premier of Western Cape until the African National Congress (ANC) lost control of the province to the opposition Democratic Alliance in 2009.
According to a 2008 profile of her by the South African Press Association, she began her career as a teacher and gained a certificate in gender planning methodology at University College London.
It would also be recalled that South Africa, the only African country where homosexuality is legal, elected her first Black, openly gay member of parliament, 29 year old Zakhele Mbhele on May the 22nd.