Nomvula Mokonyane

Nomvula Paula Mokonyane MPL (born 28 June 1963, Kagiso, Gauteng) is the Premier of Gauteng province, South Africa following the 2009 South African general election.^[1] She is also Honorary President of SA-China People's Friendship Association.

Before her term as Premier of Gauteng she served as MEC for Agriculture, Conservation and Environment, MEC for Safety and Liaison and MEC of Housing. She has been a member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature since 1994.

Mokonyane is also a member of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the African National Congress elected at the 52nd national conference in 2007 in Polokwane.

Her selection by the NEC came as a surprise given that the incumbent Paul Mashatile was widely expected to retain the post. The ANC decides nationally on premiers (of provinces in which it has majorities) and then instructs provincial MPLs to elect their nominee in the official election.^[2]

The ANC Youth League was among the most prominent critics of the decision, and indeed called on the ruling party to reconsider and reappoint Mashatile, who had earlier taken over from Mbhazima Shilowa on the latter's defection from the ANC to form the breakaway party Congress of the People.^[2]

References

1. ↑ "Mokonyane declared premier". News24. 6 May 2009. Retrieved 6 May 2009. 
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 South African Press Association (4 May 2009). "Zuma: 'Those not put in govt must not cry'". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 4 May 2009. 

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