Siviwe Gwarube

The Honourable Siviwe Gwarube MP
Gwarube in 2024
Minister of Basic Education
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 July 2024
President	Cyril Ramaphosa
Deputy	Reginah Mhaule
Preceded by	Angie Motshekga
Chief Whip of the Official Opposition
In office 18 August 2022 – 14 June 2024
Deputy	Annelie Lotriet
Leader	John Steenhuisen
Preceded by	Natasha Mazzone
Succeeded by	Sihle Ngubane (Opposition) George Michalakis (DA)
Opposition offices 2019–2022 Deputy Chief Whip of the Official Opposition In office 2 December 2021 – 18 August 2022 Leader John Steenhuisen Chief Whip Natasha Mazzone Preceded by Jacques Julius Succeeded by Annelie Lotriet National Spokesperson of the Democratic Alliance In office 24 November 2020 – 18 August 2022 Leader John Steenhuisen Preceded by Solly Malatsi Refiloe Nt'sekhe Succeeded by Solly Malatsi Cilliers Brink Shadow Minister of Health In office 5 June 2019 – 24 February 2022 Deputy Lindy Wilson Leader John Steenhuisen Mmusi Maimane Preceded by Patricia Kopane Succeeded by Michéle Clarke
Member of the National Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 May 2019
Personal details
Born	(1989-07-14) 14 July 1989 (age 35) King William's Town, Cape Province South Africa
Political party	Democratic Alliance
Alma mater	Rhodes University

Siviwe Gwarube (born 14 July 1989) is a South African politician who is currently serving as Minister of Basic Education since July 2024. A member of the Democratic Alliance (DA), she was the Chief Whip of the Official Opposition between August 2022 and June 2024. She joined the National Assembly of South Africa in the May 2019 general election.

Born in the Eastern Cape, Gwarube entered politics in 2012 as a spokesperson for DA parliamentary leader Lindiwe Mazibuko. During the Sixth Parliament, before her appointment as the DA's Chief Whip, she served as Shadow Minister of Health from June 2019 to February 2022, national spokesperson of the DA from November 2020 to August 2022, and Deputy Chief Whip from December 2021 to August 2022.