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Gill Marcus was born on 10 August, 1949 in Johannesburg, Union of South Africa, is a South African banker and politician (born 1949). Discover Gill Marcus's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 74 years old?

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Age 74 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 10 August, 1949
Birthday 10 August
Birthplace Johannesburg, Union of South Africa
Nationality South Africa

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1949

Gill Marcus (born 10 August 1949) is a South African banker and politician who served as Governor of the South African Reserve Bank from 2009 to 2014.

She was the first and only woman and the ninth person to hold the position.

Marcus was born in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Her grandparents were Jewish immigrants from Lithuania; both of her parents were born in South Africa.

Both her parents were anti-apartheid activists and members of the South African Communist Party (SACP).

1969

They went into exile in 1969, together with Gill, her two sisters and brother.

1970

She joined the SACP and the African National Congress (ANC) in 1970 and began working for the exiled ANC's Department of Information and Publicity (DIP) in London, later becoming the DIP's deputy secretary.

1976

She completed her degree by correspondence with the University of South Africa, with a BComm in Industrial Psychology in 1976.

1990

Marcus returned to South Africa in 1990 after the ANC was unbanned.

She established the ANC's Information Department in 1990.

1994

She was elected a Member of Parliament in 1994 and became Deputy Minister of Finance in the Government of National Unity of Nelson Mandela from 1996 to 1999, serving under Trevor Manuel.

1999

In 1999 she became Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank under Tito Mboweni.

She held the post for five years but left due to a personality clash with Mboweni.

She then held the Professorship of Leadership and Gender Studies at the Gordon Institute of Business Science, before going into business, initially as chairman of Western Areas mining company and later as non-executive director of Gold Fields.

2007

In 2007 she succeeded Danie Cronjé as chair of Absa Group and Absa Bank.

2009

In July 2009, President Jacob Zuma announced that she would return to the Reserve Bank to succeed Mboweni as Governor.

The appointment was welcomed by both economists and trade unionists.

2014

She stepped down at the end of her five-year term in November 2014.