Executive Council of the Western Cape

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The Executive Council of the Western Cape is the cabinet of the executive branch of the provincial government in the South African province of the Western Cape. The Members of the Executive Council (MECs) are appointed from among the members of the Western Cape Provincial Legislature by the Premier of the Western Cape, an office held since the 2019 general election by Alan Winde. The council is referred to as the Executive Council in the national Constitution, but is denoted the Provincial Cabinet of the Western Cape in the Western Cape Constitution.

Rasool premiership: 2004–2008

Following his election as Premier in the 2004 general election, Ebrahim Rasool announced his new Provincial Cabinet on 30 April 2004. [1] On 26 July 2005, he announced a reshuffle affecting three portfolios, in which two new Provincial Ministers were appointed – one incumbent, Chris Stali, was fired, and another, Mcebisi Skwatsha, had resigned to take up the full-time position of Provincial Secretary of the African National Congress (ANC). [2]

Western Cape Provincial Cabinet 2004–2008
PostMemberTerm
Premier of the Western Cape Ebrahim Rasool 20042008
Provincial Minister of Finance, Economic Development and Tourism Lynne Brown 20042008
Provincial Minister of Health Pierre Uys 20042008
Provincial Minister of Education Cameron Dugmore 20042008
Provincial Minister of Public Works and Transport Marius Fransman 20052008
Mcebisi Skwatsha 20042005
Provincial Minister of Local Government and Housing Richard Dyantyi 20052008
Marius Fransman 20042005
Provincial Minister of Community Safety Leonard Ramatlakane 20042008
Provincial Minister of Agriculture Cobus Dowry 20042008
Provincial Minister of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning Tasneem Essop 20042008
Provincial Minister of Social Services and Poverty Alleviation Kholeka Mqulwana 20042008
Provincial Minister of Sports and Culture Whitey Jacobs 20052008
Chris Stali 20042005

Brown premiership: 2008–2009

Lynne Brown was sworn in as Premier in July 2008 after the incumbent, Ebrahim Rasool, resigned at the request of the ANC, his political party. Later the same week, she announced a wide-ranging cabinet reshuffle in which four new provincial ministers were appointed and most others changed portfolios, leaving only one minister, Cobus Dowry, in his initial position. [3] [4] Brown fired two ministers who had been viewed as aligned to Rasool – Leonard Ramatlakane and Richard Dyantyi – and one of Rasool's other ministers, Tasneem Essop, had resigned in the aftermath of Rasool's own departure. [5]

Western Cape Provincial Cabinet: 2008–2009
PostMemberTerm
Premier of the Western Cape Lynne Brown 20082009
Provincial Minister of Finance, Economic Development and Tourism Garth Strachan 20082009
Provincial Minister of Health Marius Fransman 20082009
Provincial Minister of Education Yousuf Gabru 20082009
Provincial Minister of Transport and Public Works Kholeka Mqulwana 20082009
Provincial Minister of Local Government and Housing Whitey Jacobs 20082009
Provincial Minister of Community Safety Patrick McKenzie 20082009
Provincial Minister of Agriculture Cobus Dowry 20082009
Provincial Minister of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning Pierre Uys 20082009
Provincial Minister of Social Development Zodwa Magwaza 20082009
Provincial Minister of Sport and Cultural Affairs Cameron Dugmore 20082009

Zille premiership

First term: 2009–2014

In May 2009, following her election in the 2009 general election, Premier Helen Zille announced her new Provincial Cabinet. [6] [7] In early September 2010, she announced her first reshuffle: only three portfolios were affected, but two ministers – Lennit Max and Sakkie Jenner – were fired from the cabinet. [8] In the 2011 local government elections, Social Development Minister Patricia de Lille was elected Mayor of Cape Town; in a minor reshuffle on 29 May, Zille announced that de Lille would be replaced by Albert Fritz, who in turn would be replaced in the Community Safety portfolio by Dan Plato. [9]

Western Cape Provincial Cabinet 2009–2014
PostMemberTermParty
Premier of the Western Cape Helen Zille 20092014 DA
Provincial Minister of Finance, Economic Development and Tourism Alan Winde 20092014 DA
Provincial Minister of Health Theuns Botha 20092014 DA
Provincial Minister of Education Donald Grant 20092014 DA
Provincial Minister of Transport and Public Works Robin Carlisle 20092014 DA
Provincial Minister of Housing Bonginkosi Madikizela 20092014 DA
Provincial Minister of Community Safety Dan Plato 20112014 DA
Albert Fritz 20102011 DA
Lennit Max 20092010 DA
Provincial Minister of Agriculture Gerrit van Rensburg 20092014 DA
Provincial Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning Anton Bredell 20092014 DA
Provincial Minister of Social Development Albert Fritz 20112014 DA
Patricia de Lille 20102011 ID
Ivan Meyer 20092010 DA
Provincial Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport Ivan Meyer 20102014 DA
Sakkie Jenner 20092010 ID

Second term: 2014–2019

After her re-election in the 2014 general election, Zille announced her new Provincial Cabinet, to be sworn in on 26 May 2014; she appointed two new MECs, Nomafrench Mbombo and Debbie Schäfer, who had not served in the cabinet during her first term. [10] [11] On 31 December 2014, Zille announced that Mbombo, who until then served as Provincial Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, would swap portfolios with Health Minister Theuns Botha, effective from 1 January 2015. [12] Botha resigned from the Executive Council in April 2015 and was replaced by Anroux Marais. [13] Finally, on 19 October 2018, Zille announced that Alan Winde would become Provincial Minister of Community Safety, replacing Dan Plato, who in turn would succeed former Minister Patricia de Lille as Mayor of Cape Town; Beverley Schäfer was appointed to the cabinet to replace Winde in the renamed Economic Opportunities portfolio. [14]

Western Cape Provincial Cabinet 2014–2019
PostMemberTerm
Premier of the Western Cape Helen Zille 20142019
Provincial Minister of Finance Ivan Meyer 20142019
Provincial Minister of Health Nomafrench Mbombo 20142019
Theuns Botha 20142015
Provincial Minister of Education Debbie Schäfer 20142019
Provincial Minister of Economic Opportunities Beverley Schäfer 20182019
Provincial Minister of Agriculture and Economic Development Alan Winde 20142018
Provincial Minister of Transport and Public Works Donald Grant 20142019
Provincial Minister of Human Settlements Bonginkosi Madikizela 20142019
Provincial Minister of Community Safety Alan Winde 20182019
Dan Plato 20142018
Provincial Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning Anton Bredell 20142019
Provincial Minister of Social Development Albert Fritz 20142019
Provincial Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport Anroux Marais 20152019
Theuns Botha 20152015
Nomafrench Mbombo 20142015

Winde premiership: 2019–present

First term: 2019–2024

On 23 May 2019, following his election in the 2019 general election, Premier Alan Winde announced his new cabinet. [15] On 24 May 2021, he appointed Daylin Mitchell as Provincial Minister for Transport and Public Works after the former incumbent, Bonginkosi Madikizela, resigned amid a qualifications fraud scandal. [16] In early 2022, two vacancies arose in the cabinet after Albert Fritz was fired from the Community Safety portfolio [17] and Debbie Schäfer resigned from the Education portfolio. [18] On 22 April that year, Winde announced a reshuffle that would fill the vacancies and create two newly reconfigured portfolios, Mobility and Infrastructure. [19] [20] In February 2023, Winde appointed Ricardo Mackenzie as the Minister of Mobility after Daylin Mitchell was elected speaker of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament. [21]

Western Cape Provincial Cabinet 2019–2024
PostMemberTerm
Premier of the Western Cape Alan Winde 20192024
Provincial Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities Mireille Wenger 20222024
David Maynier 20192022
Provincial Minister of Health Nomafrench Mbombo 20192024
Provincial Minister of Education David Maynier 20222024
Debbie Schäfer 20192022
Provincial Minister of Mobility Ricardo Mackenzie 20232024
Daylin Mitchell 20222022
Provincial Minister of Transport and Public Works Daylin Mitchell 20212022
Bonginkosi Madikizela 20192021
Provincial Minister of Infrastructure Tertius Simmers 20222024
Provincial Minister of Human Settlements Tertius Simmers 20192022
Provincial Minister of Community Safety and Police Oversight Reagan Allen 20222024
Provincial Minister of Community Safety Albert Fritz 20192022
Provincial Minister of Agriculture Ivan Meyer 20192024
Provincial Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning Anton Bredell 20192024
Provincial Minister of Social Development Sharna Fernandez 20192024
Provincial Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport Anroux Marais 20192024

Second term

On 13 June 2024, Winde was re-elected for his second term as premier following the 2024 provincial election. [22] He appointed his new provincial cabinet shortly afterwards. [23]

Western Cape Provincial Cabinet: 2024–present
PostMemberTerm
Premier of the Western Cape Alan Winde 2024Incumbent
Provincial Minister of Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism Ivan Meyer 2024Incumbent
Provincial Minister of Health and Wellness Mireille Wenger 2024Incumbent
Provincial Minister of Education David Maynier 2024Incumbent
Provincial Minister of Infrastructure Tertuis Simmers 2024Incumbent
Provincial Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs, and Development Planning Anton Bredell 2024Incumbent
Provincial Minister of Community Safety and Police Oversight Anroux Marais 2024Incumbent
Provincial Minister of Mobility Isaac Sileku 2024Incumbent
Provincial Minister of Finance Deidré Baartman 2024Incumbent
Provincial Minister of Social Development Jaco Londt 2024Incumbent
Provincial Minister of Sport and Cultural Affairs Ricardo Mackenzie 2024Incumbent

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