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4 August, 2008 | |
Gabru appointed MEC for Education in the Western Premier Lynne Brown has appointed Yousuf
Gabru to the provincial Cabinet as MEC for Education on the Western Cape. MEC Gabru has been a Member of the Western
Cape Parliament since 1995. He has been a member of the legislature’s Standing
Committees on Education, Health and Culture. He was Chairperson of the Standing
Committee on Education from 2002 to 2004. He was appointed Deputy Speaker of the
provincial Parliament in 2006, and MEC for Education on 31 July 2008. MEC Gabru has served on the Provincial
Executive the ANC since 1994. He matriculated in Johannesburg in 1965 and
obtained a General Certificate of Education in London in 1970. He holds a Post Graduate Certificate in
Education and a BSc (Honours) degree in Mathematics, both from the University of London, as well as a BEd from the University of Cape Town an MEd from the University of Bristol. He taught at Salt River High and Crestway Senior Secondary schools between 1976 and 1984, as well as schools in London and Eastbourne in the United Kingdom. He has lectured in Mathematics at the
University of the Western Cape, Khanya College, Cape Town, and the Polytechnic
of Central London. Other former academic positions have
included Director of the Resources Centre for Teachers, UCT, Research Fellow in
Mathematics Education, UCT, and Regional Editor of Perspectives in Education. He is a former Chairperson of the Western
Cape Teachers’ Union and the Wynberg Branch of the African National Congress.
He has held executive positions on the Steenberg/Retreat Housing Action
Committee, the Cape Areas Housing Action Committee and Musical Action for
People’s Power. He was an Executive Member of the South
African Democratic Teachers’ Union and Regional Coordinator of the United
Democratic Front for the Southern Suburbs. MEC Gabru brings many years of experience
in education, community work, political activism and parliamentary work to his
new position as MEC for Education. His key concerns include the interests of
teachers and how best the education system can support them in their work. | |
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