{"id":1221,"date":"2014-02-17T11:45:15","date_gmt":"2014-02-17T10:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/?p=1221"},"modified":"2023-01-02T15:10:41","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T14:10:41","slug":"trevor-manuel-profile-biography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/trevor-manuel-profile-biography\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Interesting Facts About Trevor Manuel, His Education, Wife and Net Worth"},"content":{"rendered":"

Trevor Manuel is a South African politician known for serving his nation in the capacity of Minister of Finance during the leaderships of Nelson Mandela,\u00a0Thabo Mbeki\u00a0and\u00a0Kgalema Motlanthe.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

South Africa has produced a huge number of great men and women who have been highly esteemed and highly regarded for the different roles they’ve played in different walks of life over the years. One of the greatest men alive today is Trevor Andrew Manuel who served as as a Finance Minister for almost 13 years at a stretch after which he became a Minister in the Presidency for the National Planning Commission. There are many things about Manuel that lots of South Africans do not know and we want to shed some light on some of them.<\/p>\n

The Early Life of Trevor Manuel, His Love, And Family Life<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Trevor Manuel, Lynne Matthews, and their son, Govan (Image Source<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Born 31 January 1956 in Kensington Cape Town, Trevor Andrew Manuel has remained as one of the most respected politicians in the country. Because he was born of parents with mixed race, the man was regarded as a Cape Coloured.<\/p>\n

It was in Cape Town that he was brought up by his garment factory working mother (Philma van S\u00f6hnen) and his draughtsman father, Abraham James Manuel. Unfortunately, he lost his father when he was only 13, in 1969 and since then, it was his mother that continued to take care of him and his other siblings.<\/p>\n

Growing up in a South Africa that was defined by apartheid, he later found himself in the fight for the freedom of the country alongside many others including Nelson Mandela. As a result of this,\u00a0Trevor Manuel got arrested and was jailed<\/a> at Victor Verster prison in Paarl.<\/p>\n

Trevor Manuel s a married man who has tied the knot twice thus far. His first marriage was as far back as 1985 to Lynne Matthews. In the early years of their marriage when South Africa was still under the grunts of the apartheid regime, Lynn was forced to suffer the fate of many other women whose husbands were locked for years as a result of the fight for South Africa’s freedom. There was a time that for a year, he was unable to touch any member of his family including his young wife.<\/p>\n

More than a decade after their marriage, Manuel and Lynne got separated in 2001. Unable to fix things between them, they finally ended their marriage in divorce in 2007. Since then, not so much has been heard of Lynne Matthews.<\/p>\n

Their union was blessed with three children; Govan Manuel who was born in 1986, Pallo Manuel born in 1989, and Jaime Manuel who was born in 1992.<\/p>\n

Following the end of his marriage, Trevor Manuel started yet another relationship with Maria Ramos who he got married to in 2008. Ramos is also a famous figure in South Africa having held some important positions including as the CEO of Transnet Limited after which she became the CEO of Absa Group Limited. She is a banker and businesswoman also. While the marriage was the second for Trevor, there is no record to show if Maria Ramos was previously married despite being in her mid ages.<\/p>\n

Manuel Got His Education in South Africa and The United States<\/strong><\/h2>\n

For his educational qualifications, the man attended the Harold Cressy High School for his secondary education, before proceeding to the Cape Peninsula University of Technology. He also has\u00a0Peninsula Technikon. He has been awarded Honorary Doctorate degrees from Rhodes University, University of KwaZulu-Natal, University of the Western Cape, and the University of South Africa.<\/p>\n

Thanks to his qualification and his competence, the man has overseen many offices acting as a board member of the African Development Bank, Development Bank of Southern Africa, and the World Bank. He has been a Member of Parliament under the ANC since 1999 while holding other offices.<\/p>\n

The institutions he has attended are:<\/strong><\/p>\n