Risenga Maluleke

Risenga Maluleke (born 1 February 1963) is a South African politician and educator who is the current Statistician-General of South Africa  since 2017 and head of Statistics South Africa. He previously served as manager for Statistics South Africa in Limpopo Province, head of Department of Economic Development, as well as executive manager in the Office of the Statistician-General.

Early life and education
Maluleke was born on 1 February 1963. He has a bachelor's in mathematical statistics from University of Limpopo. In the early 1990s, he worked with Southern African Development Community and the United Nations Statistics Commission, as well as the Economic Commission for Africa.