Republic of South Africa

Political office-holders

Our database contains 3,112 politicians connected with South Africa.

National government
Subnational government
Other
Subnational head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Premier of KwaZulu-Natal-31
Premier of Limpopo11-
Premier of North West-21
Premier of the Eastern Cape--1
Premier of the Free State-1-
Premier of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature-3-
Premier of the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature-1-
Premier of the Northern Cape--2
Premier of the Western Cape--1
Subnational legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Chair Of Chairs of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature-1-
Chair Of Chairs of the Free State Provincial Legislature-1-
Chair Of Chairs of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature-1-
Chair Of Chairs of the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature-1-
Chair Of Chairs of the North West Provincial Legislature-2-
Chair Of Chairs of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature-1-
Chair Of Committees of the Free State Provincial Legislature1--
Chair Of Committees of the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature11-
Chairperson of the Oversight of the North West Provincial Legislature1--
Chief Whip of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature-1-
Chief Whip of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature-2-
Chief Whip of the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature33-
Chief Whip of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature1--
Chief Whip Of The Majority Party of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature1--
Chief Whip Of The Majority Party of the Western Cape Provincial Legislature1--
Chief Whip of the North West Provincial Legislature1--
Chief Whip of the Western Cape Provincial Legislature-2-
Deputy Chair Of Chairs of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature-1-
Deputy Chair Of Chairs of the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature11-
Deputy Chief Whip of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature-1-
Deputy Chief Whip of the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature21-
Deputy Chief Whip Of The Majority Party of the Western Cape Provincial Legislature-1-
Deputy Chief Whip of the Western Cape Provincial Legislature-1-
Deputy Speaker of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature11-
Deputy Speaker of the Free State Provincial Legislature12-
Deputy Speaker of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature11-
Deputy Speaker of the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature11-
Deputy Speaker of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature12-
Deputy Speaker of the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature11-
Deputy Speaker of the North West Provincial Legislature13-
Deputy Speaker of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature11-
Deputy Speaker of the Western Cape Provincial Legislature11-
House Chairperson : Members' Support And International Relations of the National Council of Provinces1--
Leader Of Government Business of the Western Cape Provincial Legislature1--
Leader Of The Opposition of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature-1-
Leader Of The Opposition of the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature-1-
Leader Of The Opposition of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature1--
Leader Of The Opposition of the Western Cape Provincial Legislature1--
Member Of Executive Committee: Agriculture, Rural Development And Environmental Affairs of the Free State Provincial Legislature1--
Member Of Executive Committee: Cogta And Human Settlements of the Free State Provincial Legislature1--
Member Of Executive Committee: Community Safety And Transport Managment of the North West Provincial Legislature1--
Member Of Executive Committee: Community Safety, Roads & Transport of the Free State Provincial Legislature1--
Member Of Executive Committee: Public Works & Infrastructure of the Free State Provincial Legislature1--
Member Of Executive Committee: Public Works And Roads of the North West Provincial Legislature1--
Member Of Executive Committee: Public Works, Roads And Infrastructure of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature1--
Member Of Executive Committee: Transport And Community Safety of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature1--
Member of Provincial Parliament of Western Cape-834
Member of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature71358
Member Of The Executive Committee: Agriculture And Rural Development of the Free State Provincial Legislature-1-
Member Of The Executive Committee: Agriculture And Rural Development of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature1--
Member Of The Executive Committee: Agriculture And Rural Development of the North West Provincial Legislature1--
Member Of The Executive Committee: Cogta of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature1--
Member Of The Executive Committee: Cogta of the Free State Provincial Legislature-1-
Member Of The Executive Committee: Cogta of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature1--
Member Of The Executive Committee: Cogta of the North West Provincial Legislature11-
Member Of The Executive Committee: Economic Development, Environmental Affairs And Tourism of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature1--
Member Of The Executive Committee: Education of the Free State Provincial Legislature1--
Member Of The Executive Committee: Education of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature1--
Member Of The Executive Committee: Education of the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature-1-
Member Of The Executive Committee: Education of the North West Provincial Legislature1--
Member Of The Executive Committee: Finance And Economic Opportunities of the Western Cape Provincial Legislature-1-
Member Of The Executive Committee: Finance of the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature-2-
Member Of The Executive Committee: Finance of the North West Provincial Legislature1--
Member Of The Executive Committee: Finance, Economic Development And Tourism of the Free State Provincial Legislature1--
Member Of The Executive Committee: Health of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature1--
Member Of The Executive Committee: Health of the Free State Provincial Legislature1--
Member Of The Executive Committee: Health of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature1--
Member Of The Executive Committee: Health of the North West Provincial Legislature1--
Member Of The Executive Committee: Mobility of the Western Cape Provincial Legislature-1-
Member Of The Executive Committee: Police Oversight And Community Safety of the Western Cape Provincial Legislature11-
Member Of The Executive Committee: Rural Development And Agrarian Reform of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature-1-
Member Of The Executive Committee: Social Development of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature1--
Member Of The Executive Committee: Social Development of the Free State Provincial Legislature1--
Member Of The Executive Committee: Social Development of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature1--
Member Of The Executive Committee: Social Development of the North West Provincial Legislature1--
Member Of The Executive Committee: Social Development of the Western Cape Provincial Legislature-1-
Member Of The Executive Committee: Sports, Arts And Culture of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature1--
Member Of The Executive Committee: Sports, Arts And Culture of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature1--
Member Of The Executive Committee: Sports, Arts, Culture And Recreation of the Free State Provincial Legislature1--
Member Of The Executive Committee: Sports, Arts, Culture And Recreation of the North West Provincial Legislature-1-
Member Of The Executive Committee: Transport And Public Works of the Western Cape Provincial Legislature-1-
Member Of The Executive Committee: Transport, Safety And Liaison of the Free State Provincial Legislature-1-
Member Of The Executive Committee: Transport, Safety And Liaison of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature1--
Member Of The Executive Committee: Treasury of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature1--
Member of the Free State Legislature-513
Member of the Free State Provincial Legislature3027-
Member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature804713
Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature80624
Member of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature6432-
Member of the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature49194
Member of the North West Provincial Legislature29282
Member of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature2918-
Member Of The Provincial Legislature of the North West Provincial Legislature1--
Member of the Western Cape Provincial Legislature4232-
Minority Parties Whip of the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature1--
Party Leader In Provincial Legislature of the Congress of the People (COPE)--1
Party Leader In Provincial Legislature of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature-1-
Party Leader In Provincial Legislature of the Western Cape Provincial Legislature-1-
Party Leader Of Provincial Legislature of the Congress of the People (COPE)--1
Party Leader Of Provincial Legislature of the Democratic Alliance (DA)-1-
Party Leader Of Provincial Legislature of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature-1-
Party Whip of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature-1-
Party Whip of the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature41-
Premier of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature1--
Premier of the Free State Provincial Legislature-2-
Premier of the North West Provincial Legislature12-
Premier of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature-1-
Premier of the Western Cape Provincial Legislature1--
Presiding Officers of the Western Cape Provincial Legislature6--
Provincial Legislature Member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature-1-
Speaker of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature1--
Speaker of the Free State Provincial Legislature11-
Speaker of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature11-
Speaker of the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature1--
Speaker of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature12-
Speaker of the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature12-
Speaker of the North West Provincial Legislature11-
Speaker of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature1--
Speaker of the Western Cape Provincial Legislature11-
Whip of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature1--
Whip Of The Party In Legislature of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature-1-
Whip of the Western Cape Provincial Legislature-5-

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