Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka

South African politician

Date of Birth: 03-Nov-1955

Place of Birth: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Profession: politician

Nationality: South Africa

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka (Zulu pronunciation: [p?umzi?le m?lambo?|?u?k'a]; born 3 November 1955) is a South African politician and United Nations official, and is currently serving as the Executive Director of UN Women with the rank of Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations. Mlambo-Ngcuka served as Deputy President of South Africa from 2005 to 2008, as the first woman to hold the position and at that point the highest ranking woman in the history of South Africa.
During her period as deputy president of South Africa, she oversaw programmes to combat poverty and ensure the poor benefit from the advantages of a growing economy.