Thuli Madonsela

Thuli Madonsela
3rd Public Protector of South Africa
In office
19 October 2009  14 October 2016
Appointed byPresident Jacob Zuma
DeputyKevin Malunga
Preceded byLawrence Mushwana
Succeeded byBusisiwe Mkhwebane
Personal details
Born
Thulisile Nomkhosi Madonsela

(1962-09-28) 28 September 1962
Johannesburg, Transvaal, Republic of South Africa
Political partyAfrican National Congress
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Swaziland
University of the Witwatersrand
Occupation

Thulisile Nomkhosi "Thuli" Madonsela (born 28 September 1962) is a South African advocate and professor of law, holding a chair in social justice at Stellenbosch University since January 2018. She served as the Public Protector of South Africa from 19 October 2009 to 14 October 2016. In 1996, she helped draft the final constitution of South Africa promulgated by then-President Nelson Mandela.