Mamphela Ramphele

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Mamphela Ramphele
Co-President of the Club of Rome
Incumbent
Assumed office October 2018 Serving with Sandrine Dixson-Declève
Preceded by	Anders Wijkman
President of Agang South Africa Founder of Agang South Africa
In office 18 February 2013 – 8 July 2014
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Andries Tlouamma
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Town
In office 1996–2000
Chancellor	Harry Oppenheimer
Preceded by	Stuart J. Sanders
Succeeded by	Njabulo Ndebele
Personal details
Born	(1947-12-28) 28 December 1947 (age 76) Bochum District, Transvaal, South Africa
Domestic partner	Steve Biko
Children	Hlumelo Biko
Occupation	medical doctor activist businesswoman academic educator anthropologist
Known for	Anti-apartheid activist Agang South Africa Former Managing Director of the World Bank

Mamphela Aletta Ramphele (/ˈmʌmpiːlə ˈrʌmpiːli/;^[1][2] born 28 December 1947) is a South African politician, anti-apartheid activist, medical doctor and businesswoman.^[3] She was a partner of anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko, with whom she had two children. She is a former vice-chancellor at the University of Cape Town and a former managing director at the World Bank.^[4] Ramphele founded political party Agang South Africa in February 2013 but withdrew from politics in July 2014. Since 2018, she has been the co-president of the Club of Rome.