Rebecca Nyandeng de Mabior

Rebecca Nyandeng De Mabior (born 15 July 1956) is a South Sudanese politician who currently serves as one of the vice presidents of South Sudan. She is also the head of the Gender and Youth Cluster.

She served as the Minister of Roads and Transport for the autonomous government of Southern Sudan, and as an advisor for the President of South Sudan on gender and human rights from 2007 to 2014. She is the widow of John Garang, who was the First Vice President of Sudan and the first President of Southern Sudan Autonomous Region, and the mother of Akuol de Mabior.

== Early life ==

She is from the Dinka tribe of Twic East County of South Sudan, and was born on 15 July 1956 in Bor. In 1986, she travelled to Cuba for military training.

== Role in the Government of South Sudan ==

After the death of John Garang, General Salva Kiir Mayardit took over his positions and became the First Vice President of Sudan and later President of South Sudan. Kiir appointed Rebecca Nyandeng De Mabior as the Minister of Roads and Transport of South Sudan.

She continued to be a strong advocate for the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement signed by John Garang before his death on 30 July 2005. She...