predecessor successor office birth_date term_start spouse article_title term_end name
mosiuoa lekota steve tshwete lindiwe sisulu nathi mthethwa high defence minister for safety and security deputy minister of home commissioner affairs to the republic of mozambique minister of 13 september 1942 24 24 january 2001 june 2012 25 september 2008 7 may 2002 nosiviwe mapisa-nqakula charles nqakula
 2009 25 september 2008 6 may 2002 charles nqakula
charles nqakula

charles nqakula -lrb- born 13 september 1942 -rrb- is a south african politician who served as minister of defence from september 2008 to 2009 .
he also served as minister for safety and security from may 2002 to september 2008 .
nqakula is married to current south african minister of defence and military veterans , nosiviwe mapisa-nqakula mp .
on 24 june 2012 , south african president jacob zuma appointed political nqakula as high commissioner to the republic of mozambique .
