Ms Ayanda Dlodlo is the Deputy Minister for the Public Service and Administration of the Republic of South Africa, a position she was first appointed to on 1 November 2010, and re- appointed to on 26 May 2014. In this capacity, she serves as a representative of South Africa to the Open Government Partnership in its role as lead chair. Ms Dlodlo is a member of the ANC National Executive Committee and a Member of Parliament. Ms Dlodlo served an Adviser to the President of the Republic, His Excellency President Jacob Zuma from 2009 to 2010. She is a former Secretary General of the Umkhonto weSizwe Military Veterans Association.