Risenga Maluleke

Risenga Maluleke
Statistician-General of South Africa
Statistician-General of South Africa
Assumed office
6 March 2017
PresidentCyril Ramaphosa
Preceded byPali Lehohla
Manager for Stats SA in Limpopo
In office
1 November 1997  1 November 2017
PresidentCyril Ramaphosa
Personal details
Born
Risenga Maluleke

(1963-02-01) 1 February 1963
NationalitySouth African
Political partyAfrican National Congress
Occupation
  • Politician
  • trade union leader
  • educator

Risenga Maluleke (born 1 February 1963) is a South African politician and educator who is the current Statistician-General of South Africa since 2017 and head of Statistics South Africa. He previously served as manager for Statistics South Africa in Limpopo Province, head of Department of Economic Development, as well as executive manager in the Office of the Statistician-General.