Executive Council of Gauteng
Mokonyane premiership: 2009–2014
Mokonyane premiership: 2009–2014
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On 8 May 2009, pursuant to the [2009 general election](/wiki/2009_South_African_general_election "2009 South African general election"), newly elected Premier [Nomvula Mokonyane](/wiki/Nomvula_Mokonyane "Nomvula Mokonyane") announced the new Gauteng Executive Council. A month later, on 9 June, she announced that [Nandi Mayathula\-Khoza](/wiki/Nandi_Mayathula-Khoza "Nandi Mayathula-Khoza") had been appointed MEC for [Agriculture and Rural Development](/wiki/Gauteng_Department_of_Agriculture_and_Rural_Development "Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development") following the resignation of [Nomantu Nkomo\-Ralehoko](/wiki/Nomantu_Nkomo-Ralehoko "Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko").

On 2 November 2010, Mokonyane announced a major cabinet reshuffle, which she said she had devised "after consultations with [the provincial leadership](/wiki/Provincial_Executive_Committees_of_the_African_National_Congress "Provincial Executive Committees of the African National Congress")" of the ANC. However, it was widely believed that Mokonyane had been forced to make the changes by allies of former Premier [Paul Mashatile](/wiki/Paul_Mashatile "Paul Mashatile"), who had recently beaten Mokonyane in an election for the position of [Provincial Chairperson](/wiki/Provincial_Chairperson_of_the_African_National_Congress "Provincial Chairperson of the African National Congress") of the Gauteng ANC. On 16 July 2012, Mokonyane announced another reshuffle, affecting four portfolios and occasioned by the resignation of Local Government and Housing MEC [Humphrey Mmemezi](/wiki/Humphrey_Mmemezi "Humphrey Mmemezi"). In August 2013, [Eric Xayiya](/wiki/Eric_Xayiya "Eric Xayiya") was appointed to replace Economic Development MEC [Nkosiphendule Kolisile](/wiki/Nkosiphendule_Kolisile "Nkosiphendule Kolisile"), who died in a car accident in July 2013\.

| \+Gauteng Executive Council 2009–2014 | Post | Member | Term | | Party |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **[Premier of Gauteng](/wiki/President_of_South_Africa "President of South Africa")** | **[Nomvula Mokonyane](/wiki/Nomvula_Mokonyane "Nomvula Mokonyane")** | 2009 | 2014 | [ANC](/wiki/African_National_Congress "African National Congress") |
| **MEC for Finance** | **[Mandla Nkomfe](/wiki/Mandla_Nkomfe "Mandla Nkomfe")** | 2009 | 2014 | [ANC](/wiki/African_National_Congress "African National Congress") |
| **MEC for Health and Social Development** | **[Hope Papo](/wiki/Hope_Papo "Hope Papo")** | 2012 | 2014 | [ANC](/wiki/African_National_Congress "African National Congress") |
| [**Ntombi Mekgwe**](/wiki/Ntombi_Lentheng_Mekgwe "Ntombi Lentheng Mekgwe") | 2010 | 2012 | [ANC](/wiki/African_National_Congress "African National Congress") |
| **[Qedani Mahlangu](/wiki/Qedani_Mahlangu "Qedani Mahlangu")** | 2009 | 2010 | [ANC](/wiki/African_National_Congress "African National Congress") |
| [**MEC for Education**](/wiki/Gauteng_Department_of_Education "Gauteng Department of Education") | **[Barbara Creecy](/wiki/Barbara_Creecy "Barbara Creecy")** | 2009 | 2014 | [ANC](/wiki/African_National_Congress "African National Congress") |
| **MEC for Economic Development** | **[Mxolisi Eric Xayiya](/wiki/Eric_Xayiya "Eric Xayiya")** | 2013 | 2014 | [ANC](/wiki/African_National_Congress "African National Congress") |
| **[Nkosiphendule Kolisile](/wiki/Nkosiphendule_Kolisile "Nkosiphendule Kolisile")** | 2012 | 2013 | [ANC](/wiki/African_National_Congress "African National Congress") |
| **[Qedani Mahlangu](/wiki/Qedani_Mahlangu "Qedani Mahlangu")** | 2010 | 2012 | [ANC](/wiki/African_National_Congress "African National Congress") |
| **[Firoz Cachalia](/wiki/Firoz_Cachalia "Firoz Cachalia")** | 2009 | 2010 | [ANC](/wiki/African_National_Congress "African National Congress") |
| **MEC for Community Safety** | **[Faith Mazibuko](/wiki/Faith_Mazibuko "Faith Mazibuko")** | 2010 | 2014 | [ANC](/wiki/African_National_Congress "African National Congress") |
| **[Khabisi Mosunkutu](/wiki/Khabisi_Mosunkutu "Khabisi Mosunkutu")** | 2009 | 2010 | [ANC](/wiki/African_National_Congress "African National Congress") |
| **MEC for Local Government and Housing** | [**Ntombi Mekgwe**](/wiki/Ntombi_Lentheng_Mekgwe "Ntombi Lentheng Mekgwe") | 2012 | 2014 | [ANC](/wiki/African_National_Congress "African National Congress") |
| **[Humphrey Mmemezi](/wiki/Humphrey_Mmemezi "Humphrey Mmemezi")** | 2010 | 2012 | [ANC](/wiki/African_National_Congress "African National Congress") |
| **[Kgaogelo Lekgoro](/wiki/Kgaogelo_Lekgoro "Kgaogelo Lekgoro")** | 2009 | 2010 | [ANC](/wiki/African_National_Congress "African National Congress") |
| **[MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development](/wiki/Gauteng_Department_of_Agriculture_and_Rural_Development "Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development")** | **[Nandi Mayathula\-Khoza](/wiki/Nandi_Mayathula-Khoza "Nandi Mayathula-Khoza")** | 2009 | 2014 | [ANC](/wiki/African_National_Congress "African National Congress") |
| **[Nomantu Nkomo\-Ralehoko](/wiki/Nomantu_Nkomo-Ralehoko "Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko")** | 2009 | 2009 | [ANC](/wiki/African_National_Congress "African National Congress") |
| **[MEC for Roads and Transport](/wiki/Gauteng_Department_of_Roads_and_Transport "Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport")** | **[Ismail Vadi](/wiki/Ismail_Vadi "Ismail Vadi")** | 2010 | 2014 | [ANC](/wiki/African_National_Congress "African National Congress") |
| **[Bheki Nkosi](/wiki/Bheki_Nkosi "Bheki Nkosi")** | 2009 | 2010 | [ANC](/wiki/African_National_Congress "African National Congress") |
| **MEC for Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture** | **[Lebogang Maile](/wiki/Lebogang_Maile "Lebogang Maile")** | 2010 | 2014 | [ANC](/wiki/African_National_Congress "African National Congress") |
| **[Nelisiwe Mbatha\-Mthimkhulu](/wiki/Nelisiwe_Mbatha-Mthimkhulu "Nelisiwe Mbatha-Mthimkhulu")** | 2009 | 2010 | [ANC](/wiki/African_National_Congress "African National Congress") |
| **MEC for Infrastructure Development** | **[Qedani Mahlangu](/wiki/Qedani_Mahlangu "Qedani Mahlangu")** | 2012 | 2014 | [ANC](/wiki/African_National_Congress "African National Congress") |
| **[Bheki Nkosi](/wiki/Bheki_Nkosi "Bheki Nkosi")** | 2010 | 2012 | [ANC](/wiki/African_National_Congress "African National Congress") |
| **[Faith Mazibuko](/wiki/Faith_Mazibuko "Faith Mazibuko")** | 2009 | 2010 | [ANC](/wiki/African_National_Congress "African National Congress") |


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