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South African politician

Pakishe Aaron Motsoaledi (born 7 August ) is a South African politician is the Minister of Health in the cabinet of South Africa, having been appointed in this position with effect 3 July ^[1] He was previously the Minister of Home Affairs from to as well as the Minister of Health from to A member of the National Assembly since , he is also a member of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress (ANC).

Motsoaledi was born in Limpopo and trained as a medical doctor at the University of Natal, where he was active in the anti-apartheid student movement. In subsequent decades, he practiced as a doctor in Sekhukhuneland while remaining involved in political activism.

After the end of apartheid, he represented the ANC in the Limpopo Provincial Legislature for three terms from to During that time, he served near-continuously in the Executive Council of Limpopo, holding several different portfolios under Premie