Executive Council of the Eastern Cape
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The Executive Council of the Eastern Cape is the cabinet of the executive branch of the provincial government in the South African province of the Eastern Cape. The Members of the Executive Council (MECs) are appointed from among the members of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature by the Premier of the Eastern Cape, an office held since the 2019 general election by Oscar Mabuyane of the African National Congress (ANC).
Kiviet premiership: 2009–2014[edit]
Following his election as Premier in the 2009 general election, Noxolo Kiviet announced his Executive Council in May 2009.[1] On 27 November 2010, he announced a major cabinet reshuffle, which included restructuring more than half of the ten portfolios in the Executive Council.[2][3]
| Post | Member | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premier of the Eastern Cape | Noxolo Kiviet | 2009 | 2014 |
| MEC for Provincial Planning and Finance | Phumulo Masualle | 2010 | 2014 |
| MEC for Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism | Mcebisi Jonas | 2010 | 2014 |
| MEC for Finance, Economic Development and Environmental Affairs | Mcebisi Jonas | 2009 | 2010 |
| MEC for Health | Sicelo Gqobana | 2010 | 2014 |
| Phumulo Masualle | 2009 | 2010 | |
| MEC for Education and Training | Mandla Makupula | 2010 | 2014 |
| MEC for Education | Mahlubandile Qwase | 2009 | 2010 |
| MEC for Public Works, Roads and Transport | Thandiswa Marawu | 2010 | 2014 |
| MEC for Roads and Public Works | Pemmy Majodina | 2009 | 2010 |
| MEC for Human Settlements, Safety and Liaison | Helen Sauls-August | 2010 | 2014 |
| MEC for Housing | Nombulelo Mabandla | 2009 | 2010 |
| MEC for Transport and Safety | Ghishma Barry | 2009 | 2010 |
| MEC for Rural Development and Agrarian Reform | Zoleka Capa | 2010 | 2014 |
| MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development | Mbulelo Sogoni | 2009 | 2010 |
| MEC for Local Government and Traditional Affairs | Mlibo Qoboshiyane | 2010 | 2014 |
| Sicelo Gqobana | 2009 | 2010 | |
| MEC for Social Development, Women, Youth and People with Disabilities | Pemmy Majodina | 2010 | 2014 |
| MEC for Social Development | Nonkosi Mvana | 2009 | 2010 |
| MEC for Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture | Xoliswa Tom | 2009 | 2014 |
Masualle premiership: 2014–2019[edit]
Phumulo Masualle was elected Premier in the 2014 general election and he announced his new Executive Council on 23 May 2014.[4] Near the end of his term, on 10 May 2018, Masualle announced a major reshuffle, effective from the day before; four MECs – Mlibo Qoboshiyane, Thandiswa Marawu, Sakhumzi Somyo and Nancy Sihlwayi – were sacked, and others changed portfolios.[5] In a minor reshuffle in November that year, Babalo Madikizela was appointed to the Executive Council to take over the portfolio of Human Settlements MEC Mlungisi Mvoko, who in turn was appointed to fill the vacancy left by the death of Education MEC Mandla Makupula in October.[6]
| Post | Member | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premier of the Eastern Cape | Phumulo Masualle | 2014 | 2019 |
| MEC for Finance, Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism | Oscar Mabuyane | 2018 | 2019 |
| Sakhumzi Somyo | 2014 | 2018 | |
| MEC for Health | Helen Sauls-August | 2018 | 2019 |
| Pumza Dyantyi | 2014 | 2018 | |
| MEC for Education | Mlungisi Mvoko | 2018 | 2019 |
| Mandla Makupula | 2014 | 2018 | |
| MEC for Transport, Roads and Public Works | Pemmy Majodina | 2018 | 2019 |
| Thandiswa Marawu | 2014 | 2018 | |
| MEC for Human Settlements | Babalo Madikizela | 2018 | 2019 |
| Mlungisi Mvoko | 2018 | 2018 | |
| Helen Sauls-August | 2014 | 2018 | |
| MEC for Rural Development and Agrarian Reform | Xolile Nqatha | 2018 | 2019 |
| Mlibo Qoboshiyane | 2014 | 2018 | |
| MEC for Community Safety and Liaison | Weziwe Tikana | 2014 | 2019 |
| MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs | Fikile Xasa | 2014 | 2019 |
| MEC for Social Development | Pumza Dyantyi | 2018 | 2019 |
| Nancy Sihlwayi | 2014 | 2018 | |
| MEC for Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture | Bulelwa Tunyiswa | 2018 | 2019 |
| Pemmy Majodina | 2014 | 2018 | |
Mabuyane premiership: 2019–present[edit]
On 28 May 2019, following the 2019 general election, newly elected Premier Oscar Mabuyane announced his new Executive Council; he retained four MECs from the previous administration, although three of those four had not joined until 2018.[7][8] On 18 February 2021, Mabuyane announced that he had fired Sindiswa Gomba as Health MEC amid allegations that she had been involved in procurement irregularities.[9] Gomba's replacement was appointed in a cabinet reshuffle affecting four portfolios, announced by Mabuyane in early March.[10]
In May 2022, shortly after losing his bid to oust Mabuyane as ANC Provincial Chairperson at a party conference, Public Works MEC Babalo Madikizela announced his intention to resign from government. He officially resigned in late July.[11] His departure occasioned a cabinet reshuffle, announced on 16 August, in which Mabuyane appointed three new MECs and moved three others to different portfolios.[12][13] The two MECs fired in the reshuffle – Fezeka Nkomonye and Weziwe Tikana-Gxothiwe – were viewed as having supported Madikizela's campaign at the ANC conference.[14]
| Post | Member | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premier of the Eastern Cape | Oscar Mabuyane | 2019 | Incumbent |
| MEC for Finance, Economic Development and Environmental Affairs | Mlungisi Mvoko | 2019 | Incumbent |
| MEC for Health | Nomakhosazana Meth | 2021 | Incumbent |
| Sindiswa Gomba | 2019 | 2021 | |
| MEC for Education | Fundile Gade | 2019 | Incumbent |
| MEC for Public Works and Infrastructure | Ntombovuyo Nkopane | 2022 | Incumbent |
| Babalo Madikizela | 2019 | 2022 | |
| MEC for Human Settlements | Siphokazi Mani-Lusithi | 2022 | Incumbent |
| Nonceba Kontsiwe | 2021 | 2022 | |
| Nonqkubela Pieters | 2019 | 2021 | |
| MEC for Rural Development and Agrarian Reform | Nonqkubela Pieters | 2021 | Incumbent |
| Nomakhosazana Meth | 2019 | 2021 | |
| MEC for Transport and Community Safety | Xolile Nqatha | 2022 | Incumbent |
| Weziwe Tikana-Gxothiwe | 2019 | 2022 | |
| MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs | Zolile Williams | 2022 | Incumbent |
| Xolile Nqatha | 2019 | 2022 | |
| MEC for Social Development | Bukiwe Fanta | 2022 | Incumbent |
| Siphokazi Mani-Lusithi | 2019 | 2022 | |
| MEC for Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture | Nonceba Kontsiwe | 2022 | Incumbent |
| Fezeka Nkomonye-Bayeni | 2019 | 2022 | |
See also[edit]
- Template:Eastern Cape Executive Council
- Government of South Africa
- Constitution of South Africa
- Cape province
References[edit]
- ^ "Full list of provincial cabinet members". Politicsweb. 18 May 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ "10 new ministries for E Cape". News24. 27 November 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ "Eastern Cape Provincial Government and Cabinet composition". South African Government. 27 November 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ "Statement by Mr Phumulo Masualle, Premier of the Eastern Cape, on the occasion of the appointment and swearing-in of Members of the Executive Council". South African Government. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ "Phumulo Masualle fires four MECs and reshuffles his government". Business Day. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ Mehlwana, Luvuyo (20 November 2018). "Mvoko appointed education MEC". Daily Sun. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ "Meet Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane's new cabinet". IOL. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ "Oscar tells MECs to hit the ground running". Herald. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ Dayimani, Malibongwe (18 February 2021). "Sindiswa Gomba fired as Eastern Cape health MEC amid Nelson Mandela funeral fraud case". News24. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ Dayimani, Malibongwe (9 March 2021). "Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane reshuffles his Cabinet". News24. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ Madia, Tshidi (28 July 2022). "Babalo Madikizela officially resigns as EC public works MEC". EWN. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ "Premier Lubabalo Oscar Mabuyane announces changes to the Provincial Executive Council". South African Government. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ "Mabuyane reshuffles EC executive council". South African Government News Agency. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ Macupe, Bongekile (16 August 2022). "Mabuyane reshuffles Eastern Cape cabinet and boots out MECs aligned to Madikizela". City Press. Retrieved 19 January 2023.