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Deputy president of south africa

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Kgalema Motlanthe

President of South Africa from 2008 to 2009

His Excellency

Kgalema Motlanthe

Motlanthe in June 2009

In office
25 September 2008 – 9 May 2009
DeputyBaleka Mbete
Preceded by
Succeeded byJacob Zuma
In office
9 May 2009 – 26 May 2014
PresidentJacob Zuma
Preceded byBaleka Mbete
Succeeded byCyril Ramaphosa
In office
18 December 2007 – 18 December 2012
PresidentJacob Zuma
Preceded byJacob Zuma
Succeeded byCyril Ramaphosa
In office
20 December 1997 – 18 December 2007
PresidentThabo Mbeki
Preceded by
Succeeded byGwede Mantashe
In office
6 May 2009 – 7 May 2014
In office
6 May 2008 – 25 September 2008
ConstituencyNational list

Additional offices 1991‍–‍present

Incumbent

Assumed office
15 February 2021
Preceded byPosition established
In office
July 2008 – September 2008

Serving with Essop Pahad

PresidentThabo Mbeki
Preceded by
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Kgalema Petrus Motlanthe, Mr

Mr Kgalema Petrus Motlanthe was the Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa from 11 May 2009 to 25 May 2014.

Mr Kgalema Petrus Motlanthe was the President of the Republic of South Africa from 25 September 2008 to 9 May 2009.

As the Deputy President, in addition to any other functions that the President may assign to him, he has the following responsibilities :- Mr Motlanthe is the leader of Government Business in the National Assembly. He is the leader of the Anti-Poverty Programme. He serves as a Chairperson of the Energy Advisory Council. He is the Chairperson of the Human Resource Development Council. Mr Motlanthe is the Chairperson of the South African National Aids Council and in the International Relations and Co-operation.

 

In the 1970s, while working for the Johannesburg City Council, he was recruited into Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the then armed wing of the ANC. He was part of a unit tasked with recruiting members for military training.The unit was later instructed to transform its function from recruitment to sabotage. Wh

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Cabinet of South Africa

Cabinet of the national government of the Republic of South Africa

The Cabinet of South Africa is the most senior level of the executive branch of the Government of South Africa. It is made up of the president, the deputy president, and the ministers.[1]

Overview

The cabinet of South Africa consists of the president, deputy president, and ministers.[2] The president appoints the deputy president and ministers, assigns the ministers’ powers and functions, and may dismiss them.[3] The deputy president must be a member of the National Assembly.[4]

The president may select any number of ministers. The ministers must be selected from the members of the National Assembly, with the exception that up to two ministers may be selected from outside the assembly.[5] The deputy president and ministers may be from various political parties, reflecting the outcomes of the general election or coalition agreements. Members of the cabinet are accountable collectively and individually to Parliament for the exe

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