Nomvula Paula Mokonyane is a South African politician who is currently the First Deputy Secretary-General of the African National Congress (ANC). She was the first female Premier of Gauteng from 2009 to 2014 and subsequently served in the national government as Minister of Water and Sanitation from 2014 to 2018,Minister of Communications in 2018,and Minister of Environmental Affairs from 2018 to 2019.
The government of Gauteng province in South Africa consists of a unicameral legislature elected by proportional representation,and an executive branch headed by a Premier who is elected by the legislature.
Mondli Gungubele is a South African politician and trade unionist who is the current Deputy Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies and a member of the National Assembly of South Africa for the African National Congress. He previously served as Executive Mayor of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality (2010–2016),as Deputy Minister of Finance (2018–2019),as Chairperson of the Social Development Committee (2019–2021) and as Minister in the Presidency (2021–2023).
Andrek "Panyaza" Lesufi is a South African politician who was appointed the seventh Premier of Gauteng in October 2022. He was previously Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Education in the Gauteng provincial government between May 2014 and October 2022,with the exception of a two-day stint as MEC for Finance in May 2019. Simultaneously,he was acting MEC for Social Development between November 2019 and June 2020.
Tasneem Motara is a South African politician who has been the Gauteng MEC for Human Settlements since July 2024 and a member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature since May 2019. She was the MEC for Infrastructure Development and Property Management between May 2019 and October 2022 and,before her appointment to her current position,the MEC for Economic Development from October 2022 until June 2024. From May 2014 to May 2019,she represented Gauteng in the National Council of Provinces. She served as the chief whip of the provincial delegation. Motara is a member of the African National Congress.
Lebogang Isaac Maile is a South African politician currently serving as Gauteng's Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Finance and Economic Development. A member of the African National Congress (ANC),he has served in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature since May 2009 and in the Gauteng Executive Council since 2010.
Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko is a South African politician and a member of the African National Congress. She has served as the Gauteng MEC for Health and Wellness since October 2022. She was the MEC for Finance and e-Government from May 2019 until October 2022. Nkomo-Ralehoko was elected to the Gauteng Provincial Legislature in June 1999.
Audrey Winifred Morakane Ketlhoilwe Mosupyoe,known as Morakane Mosupyoe,is a South African politician serving as the speaker of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature since June 2024. She was the Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Economic Development,Agriculture and Environment from October 2019 to December 2020,the MEC for Social Development from December 2020 until October 2022 and the MEC for Sports,Arts,Culture and Recreation from October 2022 until June 2024. Prior to her election to the Gauteng Provincial Legislature in 2019,she served as a Tshwane city councillor. Mosupyoe is a member of the African National Congress.
Mbali Dawn Hlophe is a South African politician who served as the Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Sport,Arts,Culture and Recreation from May 2019 to October 2022 and then as the MEC for Social Development from October 2022 until June 2024. A member of the African National Congress,she has been a Member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature since May 2019.
Nomathemba Emily Mokgethi is a South African politician who served as the Gauteng Health MEC from 2020 to 2022 and has been a member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature since 2018. She was the provincial MEC for Social Development between June and December 2020. Mokgethi is a member of the African National Congress.
Phalama Jacob Mamabolo is a South African politician of the African National Congress. He was elected to the Gauteng Provincial Legislature in the 2014 election,and was appointed Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Human Settlement and COGTA. He served in this position until his appointment as the MEC for Infrastructure Development in February 2016. Mamabolo became the MEC for Roads and Transport in 2019. In October 2022,Mamabolo was promoted to MEC for Finance. Following the 2024 provincial election,he was appointed MEC for Infrastructure Development and Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.
Faith Nonhlanhla Mazibuko is a South African politician from Gauteng. She is the current Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Social Development. She has been a Member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature from 1996 to 2004 and currently from 2009. Mazibuko is a member of the African National Congress.
Mzikayifane Elias Khumalo is a South African African National Congress politician who has been a member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature since 2019. He served as the chief whip of majority party in the provincial legislature from May 2019 until October 2022 and then as the Gauteng MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs,eGovernment and Research and Development from October 2022 until June 2024. Previously,he served as the Executive Mayor of the Randfontein Local Municipality from 2015 to 2016 and as the Executive Mayor of the Rand West City Local Municipality from 2016 to 2019.
Tshilidzi Bethuel Munyai is a South African politician who was elected as an African National Congress Member of the National Assembly of South Africa in 2019. In August 2021,Munyai served as the acting chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Health. He resigned from Parliament in January 2023 and was subsequently sworn in as a member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature.
Sello Enoch Dada Morero is a South African politician who has been the Mayor of Johannesburg since 16 August 2024,a position which he previously held for 25 days,from 30 September 2022 until 25 October 2022 when the erstwhile Mayor,Mpho Phalatse,was reinstated through the courts. Morero is the regional chairperson of the African National Congress in Johannesburg.
Matshidiso Morwa Annastinah Mfikoe is a South African politician who has served as a member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature since February 2023. A member of the African National Congress,she previously served as a member of the National Assembly from October 2022 to January 2023 and before that,as a councillor in the City of Johannesburg from 2000 to 2022 and as a member of the mayoral committee from 2006 to 2016 and again in 2021.
Kedibone Pauline Diale-Tlabela is a South African politician. She was elected to the Gauteng Provincial Legislature in 2019 as a member of the African National Congress. In October 2022,she was appointed the Member of the Executive Council (MEC) responsible for Transport and Logistics before becoming the MEC for Roads and Transport in July 2024.
The Executive Council of Gauteng is the cabinet of the executive branch of the provincial government in the South African province of Gauteng. The Members of the Executive Council (MECs) are appointed from among the members of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature by the Premier of Gauteng,an office held since October 2022 by Panyaza Lesufi.
Thulani Ndlovu is a South African politician who has represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature since November 2019. An ANC Youth League activist,he has also been a member of the ANC's Provincial Executive Committee in Gauteng since 2022.
The 2024 Gauteng provincial election was held on 29 May 2024,concurrently with the 2024 South African general election,to elect the 73 members of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature.
