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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.
The first Premier of Gauteng, Tokyo Sexwale, was elected to office in the 1994 general election and appointed Gauteng's inaugural Executive Council, with representation for the opposition National Party (NP) in line with the constitutional requirement to form a Government of National Unity. [1] Premier Mathole Motshekga, who took office after Sexwale's resignation in 1998, largely preserved Sexwale's Executive Council.
| Post | Member | Term | Party | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier of Gauteng | Mathole Motshekga | 1998 | 1999 | ANC | |
| Tokyo Sexwale | 1994 | 1998 | ANC | ||
| MEC for Finance and Economic Affairs | Jabu Moleketi | 1994 | 1999 | ANC | [2] |
| MEC for Health | Mondli Gungubele | 1997 | 1999 | ANC | [3] |
| Amos Masondo | 1994 | 1997 | ANC | [4] | |
| MEC for Education | Mary Metcalfe | 1994 | 1999 | ANC | [5] [6] |
| MEC for Housing | Dan Mofokeng | 1994 | 1999 | ANC | [7] |
| MEC for Agriculture, Conservation and Environment | Nomvula Mokonyane | 1996 | 1999 | ANC | [8] |
| John Mavuso | 1994 | 1996 | NP | [1] | |
| MEC for Safety and Security | Paul Mashatile | 1998 | 1999 | ANC | [9] |
| Jessie Duarte | 1994 | 1998 | ANC | [9] | |
| MEC for Public Works and Transport | Joyce Kgoali | 1998 | 1999 | ANC | [10] |
| Paul Mashatile | 1996 | 1998 | ANC | [11] | |
| Olaus van Zyl | 1994 | NP | [1] | ||
| MEC for Development Planning and Local Government | Sicelo Shiceka | 1994 | 1999 | ANC | [12] |
| MEC for Social Welfare | Sakkie Blanché | 1994 | NP | [1] | |
| MEC for Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture | Peter Skosana | 1994 | ANC | [1] | |
In June 1999, pursuant to the 1999 general election, newly elected Premier Mbhazima Shilowa announced his new Executive Council, the composition of which was controversial in the provincial ANC – most of the members, for example, were members of the South African Communist Party. [13]
| Post | Member | Term | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier of Gauteng | Mbhazima Shilowa | 1999 | 2004 | ANC |
| MEC for Finance and Economic Affairs | Jabu Moleketi | 1999 | 2004 | ANC |
| MEC for Health | Gwen Ramokgopa | 1999 | 2004 | ANC |
| MEC for Education | Ignatius Jacobs | 1999 | 2004 | ANC |
| MEC for Housing | Paul Mashatile | 1999 | 2004 | ANC |
| MEC for Agriculture, Conservation and Environment and Land Affairs | Mary Metcalfe | 1999 | 2004 | ANC |
| MEC for Sports and Recreation | Mondli Gungubele | 1999 | 2004 | ANC |
| MEC for Safety and Community Liaison | Nomvula Mokonyane | 1999 | 2004 | ANC |
| MEC for Transport and Public Works | Khabisi Mosunkutu | 1999 | 2004 | ANC |
| MEC for Development Planning and Local Government | Trevor Fowler | 1999 | 2004 | ANC |
| MEC for Social Services and Population Development | Angie Motshekga | 2000 | 2004 | ANC |
On 29 April 2004, following the 2004 general election, the Gauteng Executive Council, still led by Shilowa, was sworn in to office. [14] On 23 March 2006, Shilowa announced a minor reshuffle, appointing Kgaogelo Lekgoro as Social Development MEC – a position vacated by Bob Mabaso earlier that year amid a sexual harassment scandal – and replacing Health MEC Gwen Ramokgopa with Brian Hlongwa. [15]
| Post | Member | Term | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier of Gauteng | Mbhazima Shilowa | 2004 | 2008 | ANC |
| MEC for Finance and Economic Affairs | Paul Mashatile | 2004 | 2008 | ANC |
| MEC for Health | Brian Hlongwa | 2006 | 2008 | ANC |
| Gwen Ramokgopa | 2004 | 2006 | ANC | |
| MEC for Education | Angie Motshekga | 2004 | 2008 | ANC |
| MEC for Agriculture, Conservation and the Environment | Khabisi Mosunkutu | 2004 | 2008 | ANC |
| MEC for Housing | Nomvula Mokonyane | 2004 | 2008 | ANC |
| MEC for Public Transport, Roads and Works | Ignatius Jacobs | 2004 | 2008 | ANC |
| MEC for Sport, Art, Culture and Recreation | Barbara Creecy | 2004 | 2008 | ANC |
| MEC for Community Safety | Firoz Cachalia | 2004 | 2008 | ANC |
| MEC for Local Government | Qedani Mahlangu | 2004 | 2008 | ANC |
| MEC for Social Development | Kgaogelo Lekgoro | 2006 | 2008 | ANC |
| Bob Mabaso | 2004 | 2006 | ANC | |
Paul Mashatile was elected Premier in October 2008 when the incumbent Premier, Mbhazima Shilowa, resigned in order to defect from the governing African National Congress (ANC) to the opposition Congress of the People. Mashatile entirely preserved the composition of Shilowa's Executive Council, except that he appointed Mandla Nkomfe to replace himself as MEC for Finance and Economic Affairs. [16]
| Post | Member | Term | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier of Gauteng | Paul Mashatile | 2008 | 2009 | ANC |
| MEC for Finance and Economic Affairs | Mandla Nkomfe | 2008 | 2009 | ANC |
| MEC for Health | Brian Hlongwa | 2008 | 2009 | ANC |
| MEC for Education | Angie Motshekga | 2008 | 2009 | ANC |
| MEC for Agriculture, Conservation and the Environment | Khabisi Mosunkutu | 2008 | 2009 | ANC |
| MEC for Housing | Nomvula Mokonyane | 2008 | 2009 | ANC |
| MEC for Public Transport, Roads and Works | Ignatius Jacobs | 2008 | 2009 | ANC |
| MEC for Sport, Art, Culture and Recreation | Barbara Creecy | 2008 | 2009 | ANC |
| MEC for Community Safety | Firoz Cachalia | 2008 | 2009 | ANC |
| MEC for Local Government | Qedani Mahlangu | 2008 | 2009 | ANC |
| MEC for Social Development | Kgaogelo Lekgoro | 2008 | 2009 | ANC |
On 8 May 2009, pursuant to the 2009 general election, newly elected Premier Nomvula Mokonyane announced the new Gauteng Executive Council. [17] [18] A month later, on 9 June, she announced that Nandi Mayathula-Khoza had been appointed MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development following the resignation of Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko. [19]
On 2 November 2010, Mokonyane announced a major cabinet reshuffle, which she said she had devised "after consultations with the provincial leadership" of the ANC. [20] However, it was widely believed that Mokonyane had been forced to make the changes by allies of former Premier Paul Mashatile, who had recently beaten Mokonyane in an election for the position of Provincial Chairperson of the Gauteng ANC. [21] [22] On 16 July 2012, Mokonyane announced another reshuffle, affecting four portfolios and occasioned by the resignation of Local Government and Housing MEC Humphrey Mmemezi. [23] In August 2013, Eric Xayiya was appointed to replace Economic Development MEC Nkosiphendule Kolisile, who died in a car accident in July 2013. [24]
On 23 May 2014, pursuant to the 2014 general election, newly elected Premier David Makhura announced his new Executive Council. [25] On 2 February 2016, he announced a reshuffle affecting three portfolios: Human Settlements, Social Development, and Infrastructure Development. [26] In October 2015, he announced that Faith Mazibuko and Molebatsi Bopape would swap portfolios, with some adjustments to the portfolios themselves: Mazibuko became MEC for Sports, Heritage, Arts and Culture, and Bopape became MEC for Social Development. [27]
In February 2017, Qedani Mahlangu resigned as Health MEC in the wake of the Life Esidimeni scandal, and Makhura appointed Gwen Ramokgopa to replace her. [28] Finally, in March 2018, Uhuru Moiloa was appointed to the Executive Council to replace Paul Mashatile, who resigned to take up the full-time post of ANC Treasurer-General. [29]
| Post | Member | Term | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier of Gauteng | David Makhura | 2014 | 2019 | ANC |
| MEC for Finance | Barbara Creecy | 2014 | 2019 | ANC |
| MEC for Health | Gwen Ramokgopa | 2017 | 2019 | ANC |
| Qedani Mahlangu | 2014 | 2017 | ANC | |
| MEC for Education | Panyaza Lesufi | 2014 | 2019 | ANC |
| MEC for Economic Development | Lebogang Maile | 2014 | 2019 | ANC |
| MEC for Infrastructure Development | Jacob Mamabolo | 2016 | 2019 | ANC |
| Nandi Mayathula-Khoza | 2014 | 2016 | ANC | |
| MEC for Community Safety | Sizakele Nkosi-Malobane | 2014 | 2019 | ANC |
| MEC for Transport | Ismail Vadi | 2014 | 2019 | ANC |
| MEC for Human Settlements and Local Government | Uhuru Moiloa | 2018 | 2019 | ANC |
| Paul Mashatile | 2016 | 2018 | ANC | |
| Jacob Mamabolo | 2014 | 2016 | ANC | |
| MEC for Sports, Heritage, Arts and Culture | Faith Mazibuko | 2015 | 2019 | ANC |
| MEC for Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture | Molebatsi Bopape | 2014 | 2015 | ANC |
| MEC for Social Development | Nandi Mayathula-Khoza | 2016 | 2019 | ANC |
| Molebatsi Bopape | 2015 | 2016 | ANC | |
| MEC for Agriculture, Environment, Rural Development and Social Development | Faith Mazibuko | 2014 | 2015 | ANC |
On 29 May 2019, following the 2019 general election, Makhura announced his new Executive Council, to be sworn in the following day. [30] Not reflected in the table is the fact that Panyaza Lesufi was initially appointed MEC for Finance and E-Government and Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko was initially MEC for Education: [30] Makhura reversed these appointments two days later, acquiescing in public calls for Lesufi to remain in the education portfolio (where he had been installed in 2014) and therefore appointing Nkomo-Ralehoko as MEC for Finance and E-Government. [30]
On 11 October 2019, Kgosientso Ramokgopa resigned as MEC for Economic Development, Agriculture and Environment and was replaced by Morakane Mosupyoe; [31] on 19 June 2020, Nomathemba Mokgethi became MEC for Social Development, filling a vacancy left by Thuliswa Nkabinde-Khawe's death in November 2019. [32] On 2 December 2020, Makhura announced a reshuffle affecting three portfolios – Economic Development, Social Development, and Health – after the former MEC for Health, Bandile Masuku, was fired amid a COVID-19 procurement scandal. [33]
| Post | Member | Term | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier of Gauteng | David Makhura | 2014 | 2022 | ANC |
| MEC for Finance and E-Government | Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko | 2019 | 2022 | ANC |
| MEC for Health | Nomathemba Mokgethi | 2020 | 2022 | ANC |
| Bandile Masuku | 2019 | 2020 | ANC | |
| MEC for Education | Panyaza Lesufi | 2019 | 2022 | ANC |
| MEC for Economic Development | Parks Tau | 2020 | 2022 | ANC |
| MEC for Economic Development, Agriculture and Environment | Morakane Mosupyoe | 2019 | 2020 | ANC |
| Kgosientso Ramokgopa | 2019 | 2019 | ANC | |
| MEC for Infrastructure Development and Property Management | Tasneem Motara | 2019 | 2022 | ANC |
| MEC for Community Safety | Faith Mazibuko | 2019 | 2022 | ANC |
| MEC for Public Transport and Road Infrastructure | Jacob Mamabolo | 2019 | 2022 | ANC |
| MEC for Human Settlements, Urban Planning and Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs | Lebogang Maile | 2019 | 2022 | ANC |
| MEC for Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation | Mbali Hlophe | 2019 | 2022 | ANC |
| MEC for Social Development | Morakane Mosupyoe | 2020 | 2022 | ANC |
| Nomathemba Mokgethi | 2020 | 2020 | ANC | |
| Thuliswa Nkabinde-Khawe | 2019 | 2019 | ANC | |
On 7 October 2022, the day after he replaced Premier David Makhura, Premier Panyaza Lesufi appointed a new Executive Council in which he retained seven of Makhura's MECs but transferred them to new portfolios. His Executive Council comprises himself and ten additional members. [34]
| Post | Member | Term | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier of Gauteng | Panyaza Lesufi | 2022 | Incumbent | ANC |
| MEC for Finance | Jacob Mamabolo | 2022 | Incumbent | ANC |
| MEC for Health and Wellness | Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko | 2022 | Incumbent | ANC |
| MEC for Education | Matome Chiloane | 2022 | Incumbent | ANC |
| MEC for Economic Development and Tourism | Tasneem Motara | 2022 | Incumbent | ANC |
| MEC for Safety and Security | Faith Mazibuko | 2022 | Incumbent | ANC |
| MEC for Transport and Logistics | Kedibone Diale | 2022 | Incumbent | ANC |
| MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs and E-Governance | Mzikayifane Khumalo | 2022 | Incumbent | ANC |
| MEC for Human Settlements and Infrastructure | Lebogang Maile | 2022 | Incumbent | ANC |
| MEC for Sport, Art, Culture and Recreation | Morakane Mosupyoe | 2022 | Incumbent | ANC |
| MEC for Social Development | Mbali Hlophe | 2022 | Incumbent | ANC |
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