Stella Sigcau
Stella Sigcau | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Public Works | |
| In office 17 June 1999 – 7 May 2006 | |
| President | Thabo Mbeki |
| Preceded by | Jeff Radebe |
| Succeeded by | Thoko Didiza |
| Minister of Public Enterprises | |
| In office 1994–1999 | |
| President | Nelson Mandela |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Jeff Radebe |
| Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
| In office 9 May 1994 – 7 May 2006 | |
| Succeeded by | Zipporah Nawa |
| 3rd Prime Minister of Transkei | |
| In office 5 October 1987 – 30 December 1987 | |
| President | Tutor Ndamase |
| Preceded by | Dumnisani Gladstone Gwadiso (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Bantu Holomisa (Chairman of the Military Council and of the Council of Ministers) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stella Nomzamo Sigcau 14 January 1937 Lusikisiki, Cape, South Africa |
| Died | 7 May 2006 (aged 69) Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Political party | African National Congress |
| Other political affiliations | Transkei National Independence Party |
Stella Nomzamo Sigcau (14 January 1937 – 7 May 2006) was a South African politician. Sigcau was also the first female Prime Minister of the bantustan of Transkei before being deposed in a military coup in 1987. After Transkei was merged into South Africa following the end of apartheid, Sigcau became a minister in the cabinets of Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki until her death.