Names: Kasrils, Ronald (Ronnie)

Born: November 1938, Yeoville, Johannesburg, Gauteng (then Transvaal), South Africa

In summary: Member of the African National Congress (ANC); Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) and secretary of the Congress of Democrats in the early 1960s. Kasrils was involved in MK military operations, and served as Deputy Minister of Defence (1994 -1999). Kasrils was also appointed Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry (1999- 2004) and Minister of Intelligence Services (2004 – 2008).