Mcebisi Jonas
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Mcebisi Hubert Jonas (born 1960) is a former Deputy Finance Minister of the Government of South Africa who served from 2014 to 2016. He has also been a Member of the Executive Council for Economic Development and Environmental Affairs in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa under the Premier of the Eastern Cape Phumulo Masualle, and was a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa from 2014 to 2017.
Mcebisi Jonas | |
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Mcebisi Hubert Jonas | |
Deputy Minister of Finance | |
In office 26 May 2014 – 31 March 2017 | |
President | Jacob Zuma |
Minister | |
Succeeded by | Sfiso Buthelezi |
Member of the National Assembly | |
In office 21 May 2014 – 6 April 2017 | |
Constituency | Eastern Cape |
Personal details | |
Born | 1960 (age 63–64) Uitenhage |
Nationality | South African |
Political party | African National Congress |
Spouse | Matshepo Jonas |
Alma mater | Vista University Rhodes University |
He graduated from Vista University with a Bachelor of Arts in History and Sociology, and a Higher Diploma in Education from Rhodes University.[1]
Jonas alleges that in 2015 the Gupta family offered him 600 million South African rand to be the next finance minister, as long as he followed their agenda.[2][3][4]
In December 2019, Jonas was appointed as the Board Chairperson of South Africa's MTN Group, a South African multinational mobile telecommunications company.[5]