predecessor successor birth_place president party office birth_date term_start article_title term_end name
ben martins senzeni zokwana kimberley , northern cape jacob zuma african national congress , south african communist party minister fisheries of energy minister of agriculture , forestry and 18 december 1963 25 may 2014 11 may 2009 tina joemat-pettersson
 25 may 2014 tina monica joemat-pettersson
tina joemat-pettersson

tina joemat-pettersson mp -lrb- born tina joemat on 18 december 1963 in kimberley , northern cape -rrb- is a south african politician and the minister of energy since 25 may 2014 .
she was previously the minister of agriculture , forestry , and fisheries from 2009-2014 .
she holds a bachelor of arts degree in english and history from the university of the western cape and higher diploma in education from the university of the western cape .
she was married to swedish businessman thorvald pettersson who died in 2006 .
together they had two sons ; austin and terrence .
