Afte premier Hazel Jenkins collapsed, suffering a stroke, in 2012, the Executive Council of the Province appointed Grizelda Cjiekella as acting premier for the duration of Premier Jenkins' incapacity leave.
When, a year later, Hazel Jenkins stepped down from the post of Premier of the Northern Cape, it was Sylvia Lucas whom the ANC in the province announced, on 19 April 2013, as the premier's successor.
On the date set for Lucas's inauguration as premier, however, the motion to recognise Jenkins' stepping down was opposed on procedural grounds.
A vote in the Northern Cape legislature on 30 April 2013, in which opposition parties COPE and the Democratic Alliance took part, failed to achieve the required two-thirds support for the motion to be carried.
Accordingly, Jenkins technically remained premier and Lucas was sworn in on the same day as Grizelda Cjiekella's successor as acting premier of the province.

When Hazel Jenkins subsequently resigned, with effect from 22 May 2013, the move towards inaugurating her successor was possible.
Lucas was officially elected and sworn in as premier of the province on 23 May 2013.
She delivered her inaugural speech as premier on 30 May 2013.

Lucas was re-appointed premier on 20 May 2014, by the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress, following South Africa's 7 May 2014 general election.
She was the only woman appointed as a premier in the eight ANC-run provinces.

Lucas left the office in May 2019 to become the Deputy Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces.
Zamani Saul was designated as her successor.
Afte premier Hazel Jenkins collapsed, suffering a stroke, in 2012, the Executive Council of the Province appointed Grizelda Cjiekella as acting premier for the duration of Premier Jenkins' incapacity leave. When, a year later, Hazel Jenkins stepped down from the post of Premier of the Northern Cape, it was Sylvia Lucas whom the ANC in the province announced, on 19 April 2013, as the premier's successor. On the date set for Lucas's inauguration as premier, however, the motion to recognise Jenkins' stepping down was opposed on procedural grounds. A vote in the Northern Cape legislature on 30 April 2013, in which opposition parties COPE and the Democratic Alliance took part, failed to achieve the required two-thirds support for the motion to be carried. Accordingly, Jenkins technically remained premier and Lucas was sworn in on the same day as Grizelda Cjiekella's successor as acting premier of the province.
When Hazel Jenkins subsequently resigned, with effect from 22 May 2013, the move towards inaugurating her successor was possible. Lucas was officially elected and sworn in as premier of the province on 23 May 2013. She delivered her inaugural speech as premier on 30 May 2013.
Lucas was re-appointed premier on 20 May 2014, by the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress, following South Africa's 7 May 2014 general election. She was the only woman appointed as a premier in the eight ANC-run provinces.
Lucas left the office in May 2019 to become the Deputy Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces. Zamani Saul was designated as her successor.
Sylvia Lucas