Meet the speaker: Pravin Gordhan
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Rogger-Saal
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in englischer SprachePravin Gordhan war Finanzminister Südafrikas von 2009-2014 und erneut von 2015-2017. Er ist ein bekanntes Gesicht in der südafrikanischen Politik und war auch zuvor in seiner Laufbahn in zahlreichen Initiativen involviert: unter anderem im Natal Indian Congress und im African National Congress. Nutzen Sie die einzigartige Gelegenheit einer Größe der südafrikanischen Politik auf Augenhöhe zu begegnen – im „Meet the speaker“ nach dem Plenum
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Pravin GORDHAN
Member of Parliament, Former Minister of Finance, Pretoria
| 1973 | B.Sc. Pharmacy, University of Durban-Westville |
| 1974-1981 | Pharmacist, King Edward VII Hospital, Durban |
| 1977-1990 | Member, African National Congress |
| 1990-1994 | Chairperson, Convention for a Democratic South Africa |
| 1991-1994 | Co-chairperson, Transitional Executive Council, Pretoria |
| 1994-1998 | Member, African National Congress, Parliament of South Africa, Pretoria |
| 1995-1997 | Council Member, University Council, University of Durban-Westville |
| 1998-1999 | Deputy Commissioner, South African Revenue Services, Pretoria |
| 1999-2009 | Commissioner, South African Revenue Services, Pretoria |
| 2000-2006 | Chairperson, World Customs Organisation |
| 2007 | Doctorate, Commerce honoris, University of South Africa and Doctorate, Law honoris causa, University of Cape Town |
| 2009-2014 | Minister, South African Ministry of Finance, Pretoria |
| 2014-2015 | Minister for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Pretoria |
| 2015-2017 | Minister, South African Ministry of Finance, Parliament of South Africa, Pretoria |
| since 1994 | Minister of Parliament, African National Congress, National Assembly |
| since 1996 | Chairperson, Constitutional Committee, Parliament of South Africa |
| since 2008 | Chairperson, Forum on Tax Administration |
Dr. Jeffrey P. OWENS
Director, Global Tax Policy Center, WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business), Vienna; former Director, Centre for Tax Policy and Administration, OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Paris
| 1962-1966 | Intermediate Examinations of the Institute of Management Accountants, United Kingdom |
| 1966-1969 | Honours Degree in Economics and Law, University of Wales |
| 1969-1973 | Ph.D, Department of Economics, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom |
| 1973-1980 | Economist, Tax Division, OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Paris |
| 1980-1990 | Senior Economist, Fiscal Affairs, OECD, Paris |
| 1984-1990 | Senior Lecturer, American University in Paris |
| 1991-2001 | Head of the Fiscal Division, OECD, Paris |
| 1991-2011 | Guest Lecturer at the International Development Programme, Harvard Law School, Boston |
| 2001-2012 | Director, Centre for Tax Policy and Administration, OECD, Paris |
| since 2012 | Director WU Global Tax Policy Center and Professor at the Institute for Austrian and International Tax Law |
| Senior Policy Advisor to the Global Vice President Tax, Ernst & Young | |
| since 2013 | Advisor to the European Tax Commissioner |
| since 2014 | Panel Chairperson of the Technical Advisory Panel of the Singapore Managament University |
| since 2015 | Senior Advisor UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
