<Tr> <Th> Political party </Th> <Td> African National Congress South African Communist Party </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> https://www.daff.gov.za </Td> </Tr> <P> Senzeni Zokwana is a South African politician . He is a Member of Parliament and currently serving as the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, having been appointed by President Jacob Zuma in May 2014 . He previously served as the President of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM). </P> <P> He became involved in trade union activism in 1980 during the apartheid - era in South Africa at the President Steyn gold mine in the Free State . He joined the ranks of NUM in 1983, became a shaft steward in 1984 and was elected to the branch executive committee in the President Steyn Mine in 1985 . He subsequently moved up the ranks to become branch chairperson in 1987, vice regional chairperson in 1992 and regional chairperson from 1993 to 1994 . He was first a shift overseer on safety matters and in 1995, he joined the NUM staff as a safety officer, after proving himself a dedicated advocate of modern mine safety techniques . Mr Zokwana was elected as vice president in 1994, a position he held until 2000 when he was elected president . He was subsequently re-elected for the role and held the position until 2014 . </P>

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