2) A letter dated 15 October 2009 has been received from the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, informing members of the National Assembly that the President, on the recommendation of the House, appointed Ms Thulisile Nomkhosi Madonsela as the Public Protector of South Africa with effect from 15 October 2009 in terms of section 193 of the Constitution, read with section 1A of the Public Protector Act (Act No 23 of 1994).