Barbara Thomson
Barbara Thomson | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Minister of Environmental Affairs | |
| In office 26 May 2014 – 25 May 2019 | |
| President | Jacob Zuma Cyril Ramaphosa |
| Minister | Edna Molewa Nomvula Mokonyane |
| Preceded by | Rejoice Mabudafhasi (for Water and Environmental Affairs) |
| Succeeded by | Maggie Sotyu (for Environment, Forestry and Fisheries) |
| Deputy Minister of Energy | |
| In office 1 November 2010 – 25 May 2014 | |
| President | Jacob Zuma |
| Minister | Dipuo Peters Ben Martins |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Thembi Majola |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 February 1954 Natal, South Africa |
| Political party | African National Congress |
Barbara Thomson (born 3 February 1954), also spelled Barbara Thompson, is a South African politician. She represented the African National Congress in the South African Parliament between 1995 and 2019. During that time, she served as Deputy Minister of Environmental Affairs from 2014 to 2019 and as Deputy Minister of Energy from 2010 to 2014. In 2006, she was convicted of fraud in the Travelgate scandal.