Paul Mashatile, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Paul Mashatile

South African politician

Date of Birth: 21-Oct-1961

Place of Birth: Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

Profession: politician

Nationality: South Africa

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Paul Shipokosa Mashatile MP (born 21 October 1961, in Gerhaldsville, Pretoria).
is the former Minister of Arts and Culture in the Cabinet of South Africa.
He is currently Member of the Executive Council for Human Settlements and Co-operative Governance in the Gauteng Legislature, as well as provincial chairperson of the African National Congress (ANC) in Gauteng province and ANC Treasurer General. As a student, Mashatile was an activist in the struggle against apartheid as a member of the Congress of South African Students, and was the co-founder and first president of the Alexandra Youth Congress.
He was detained without trial from 1985-1989, and participated in a nationwide protest by engaging in an 18-day hunger strike.
When the African National Congress and the South African Communist Party were unbanned in 1990, he helped re-establish them and continued to organize on their behalf.
He has held various administrative positions in Guateng province, including serving in its legislature as Leader of the House.