Phumla Williams
Phumla Williams | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Director-General of the Government Communication and Information System | |
| In office 2009–2020 | |
| President | Jacob Zuma |
| Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Government Communication and Information System | |
| In office 2020–2022 | |
| President | Cyril Ramaphosa |
| Preceded by | Donald Liphoko |
| Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Government Communication and Information System | |
| In office 1998–2009 | |
| President | Thabo Mbeki |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mirriam Phumla Williams 1 July 1960 Pimville, Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa |
| Political party | African National Congress |
Mirriam Phumla Williams (born 1 July 1960) is a South African public servant who served as spokeswoman of the Cabinet of South Africa and Chief Executive Officer of the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS). An anti-apartheid activist for the African National Congress (ANC), she was an operative of the uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) from 1978 until its disbandment in 1993.
As head of GCIS, Williams was responsible for all of South Africa's government communications - in charge of all spokespeople in government departments - and the spokeswoman for the Government of South Africa.