Roy Padayachie
Radhakrishna Lutchmana "Roy" Padayachie (1 May 1950 – 5 May 2012)[1] was the Minister of Public Service and Administration of the Republic of South Africa.[2]
Roy Padayachie
Jacob Zuma
1 May 1950
5 May 2012 (aged 62)
He died in the early hours of 5 May 2012 in an Ethiopian hotel room, while on an official visit to that country.[3]
He joined the African National Congress (ANC) in 1972 and served as Executive Member of the Natal Indian Congress. He also served in the economics desk of the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal and as deputy head of local government portfolio and also a consultant to UNICEF, UNESCO and the World Bank.
Radhakrishna obtained a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Durban-Westville, Master of Science degree from the University of London and second year readings in law from the University of South Africa.[1]