Risenga Maluleke (born 1 February 1963) is a

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politician and educator who is the current Statistician-General of South Africa since 2017 and head of

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. He previously served as manager for Statistics South Africa in

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, head of Department of Economic Development, as well as executive manager in the Office of the Statistician-General.

Early life and education

Maluleke was born on 1 February 1963. He has a bachelor's in mathematical statistics from University of Limpopo. In the early 1990s, he worked with Southern African Development Community and the United Nations Statistics Commission, as well as the Economic Commission for Africa.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Maluleke, Risenga 1963 births Living people Government ministers of South Africa Members of the National Assembly of South Africa Statistician-Generals of South Africa