Marjorie Ngwenya
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Marjorie Ngwenya is a British-born, Zimbabwean-raised actuary. In June 2016, she was appointed president-elect of UK’s Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA).[1] She was the first black African, the youngest (under 40) and third woman to hold this position. She was also known to be the first leader based outside the United Kingdom.[2][3][4][5]
Ngwenya was born in the United Kingdom but was raised in Zimbabwe.[1][3]
Like many Africans, she has a rich and blended heritage. Her paternal ancestors, known by the family name Mokoena, hailed from Lesotho. Her great grandfather was coerced into adopting the Zulu name Ngwenya and the family later settled in a Shona-speaking part of Zimbabwe.
Her father trained and worked as a metallurgist/minerals engineer and her mother as a psychiatric nurse.