Executive Council of the Eastern Cape

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 Following his election as Premier in the 2009 general election, Noxolo Kiviet announced his Executive Council in May 2009. On 27 November 2010, he announced a major cabinet reshuffle, which included restructuring more than half of the ten portfolios in the Executive Council. +Eastern Cape Executive Council 2009–2014PostMemberTermPremier of the Eastern CapeNoxolo Kiviet20092014MEC for Provincial Planning and FinancePhumulo Masualle20102014MEC for Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and TourismMcebisi Jonas20102014MEC for Finance, Economic Development and Environmental AffairsMcebisi Jonas20092010MEC for HealthSicelo Gqobana20102014Phumulo Masualle20092010MEC for Education and TrainingMandla Makupula20102014MEC for EducationMahlubandile Qwase20092010MEC for Public Works, Roads and TransportThandiswa Marawu20102014MEC for Roads and Public WorksPemmy Majodina20092010MEC for Human Settlements, Safety and LiaisonHelen Sauls-August20102014MEC for HousingNombulelo Mabandla20092010MEC for Transport and SafetyGhishma Barry20092010MEC for Rural Development and Agrarian ReformZoleka Capa20102014MEC for Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentMbulelo Sogoni20092010MEC for Local Government and Traditional AffairsMlibo Qoboshiyane20102014Sicelo Gqobana20092010MEC for Social Development, Women, Youth and People with DisabilitiesPemmy Majodina20102014MEC for Social DevelopmentNonkosi Mvana20092010MEC for Sports, Recreation, Arts and CultureXoliswa Tom20092014

Masualle premiership: 2014–2019 Phumulo Masualle was elected Premier in the 2014 general election and he announced his new Executive Council on 23 May 2014. 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. 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. +Eastern Cape Executive Council 2014–2019PostMemberTermPremier of the Eastern CapePhumulo Masualle20142019MEC for Finance, Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and TourismOscar Mabuyane20182019Sakhumzi Somyo20142018MEC for HealthHelen Sauls-August20182019Pumza Dyantyi20142018MEC for EducationMlungisi Mvoko20182019Mandla Makupula20142018MEC for Transport, Roads and Public WorksPemmy Majodina20182019Thandiswa Marawu20142018MEC for Human SettlementsBabalo Madikizela20182019Mlungisi Mvoko20182018Helen Sauls-August20142018MEC for Rural Development and Agrarian ReformXolile Nqatha20182019Mlibo Qoboshiyane20142018MEC for Community Safety and LiaisonWeziwe Tikana20142019MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional AffairsFikile Xasa20142019MEC for Social DevelopmentPumza Dyantyi20182019Nancy Sihlwayi20142018MEC for Sports, Recreation, Arts and CultureBulelwa Tunyiswa20182019Pemmy Majodina20142018

Mabuyane premiership: 2019–present First term: 2019–2024 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. 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. Gomba's replacement was appointed in a cabinet reshuffle affecting four portfolios, announced by Mabuyane in early March.

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. His departure occasioned a cabinet reshuffle, announced on 16 August, in which Mabuyane appointed three new MECs and moved three others to different portfolios. 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. +Eastern Cape Executive Council 2019–2024PostMemberTermPremier of the Eastern CapeOscar Mabuyane20192024MEC for Finance, Economic Development and Environmental AffairsMlungisi Mvoko20192024MEC for HealthNomakhosazana Meth20212024Sindiswa Gomba20192021MEC for EducationFundile Gade20192024MEC for Public Works and InfrastructureNtombovuyo Nkopane20222024Babalo Madikizela20192022MEC for Human SettlementsSiphokazi Mani-Lusithi20222024Nonceba Kontsiwe20212022Nonqkubela Pieters20192021MEC for Rural Development and Agrarian ReformNonqkubela Pieters20212024Nomakhosazana Meth20192021MEC for Transport and Community SafetyXolile Nqatha20222024Weziwe Tikana-Gxothiwe20192022MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional AffairsZolile Williams20222024Xolile Nqatha20192022MEC for Social DevelopmentBukiwe Fanta20222024Siphokazi Mani-Lusithi20192022MEC for Sports, Recreation, Arts and CultureNonceba Kontsiwe2022IncumbentFezeka Nkomonye-Bayeni20192022 Second term: 2024–present Following the ANC's victory in the Eastern Cape in the 2024 provincial election, premier Oscar Mabuyane was re-elected during the first sitting of the legislature on 14 June 2024. He announced his new executive council a week later which saw five Members of the Executive Council retained in their positions from the previous administration. +Eastern Cape Executive Council 2024–presentPostMemberTermPremier of the Eastern CapeOscar Mabuyane2024IncumbentMEC for FinanceMlungisi Mvoko2024IncumbentMEC for EducationFundile Gade2024IncumbentMEC for HealthNtandokazi Capa2024IncumbentMEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional AffairsZolile Williams2024IncumbentMEC for Economic Development, Environmental Affairs, and TourismNonkqubela Pieters2024IncumbentMEC for Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture Sibulele Ngongo2024IncumbentMEC for Social DevelopmentBukiwe Fanta2024IncumbentMEC for Public Works and Human SettlementsSiphokazi Mani-Lusithi2024IncumbentMEC for Transport and Community SafetyXolile Nqatha2024IncumbentMEC for AgricultureNonceba Kontsiwe2024Incumbent

See also

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