President of South Africa
Appearance
President of the Republic of South Africa 10 other official names
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Government of South Africa | |
Style | Mr. President (informal) His Excellency (formal, diplomatic) |
Type | |
Member of | Cabinet |
Residence | Mahlamba Ndlopfu (Pretoria) Genadendal (Cape Town) Dr. John L. Dube House (Durban) |
Seat | Union Buildings |
Appointer | National Assembly of South Africa |
Term length | Five years, renewable once |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of South Africa |
Precursor | State President |
Formation | 10 May 1994 |
First holder | Nelson Mandela |
Deputy | Deputy President |
Salary | R 3,900,000 annually (2019)[1] |
Website | www |
The President of the Republic of South Africa is the head of state and head of government under the Constitution of South Africa. From 1961 to 1994, the head of state was called the State President.
The role as President of South Africa was originally founded to be different from being prime minister. The two roles were merged in the 1983 constitution which calls for a four-year term of office. The 1993 and later constitutions limit the president's time in office to two five-year terms.[2] The first President to be elected under the new constitution was Nelson Mandela. The current president is Cyril Ramaphosa.
List of presidents of South Africa (1994 – present)
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No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Parliament | Political party | Government | Refs | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||||
1 | Nelson Mandela (1918–2013) |
1994 | 10 May 1994 |
14 June 1999 |
5 years, 35 days | 22nd | ANC | Mandela (Reshuffle 1 · 2 · 3) ANC—NP—IFP |
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The first post-apartheid president of South Africa. The first black chief executive of South Africa, and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election. His government focused on dismantling the legacy of apartheid through tackling institutionalised racism, poverty and inequality, and fostering racial reconciliation. Politically an African nationalist and democratic socialist, he served as President of the African National Congress (ANC) party from 1991 to 1997. | ||||||||||
2 | Thabo Mbeki (born 1942) |
1999 2004 |
14 June 1999 |
21 May 2004 |
9 years, 102 days | 23rd | ANC | Mbeki I ANC—IFP |
[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] | |
21 May 2004 |
24 September 2008 |
24th | Mbeki II (Reshuffle 1 · 2) | |||||||
The second post-apartheid president of South Africa. On 20 September 2008, with about nine months left in his second term, Mbeki announced his resignation after being recalled by the National Executive Committee of the ANC, following a conclusion by judge C. R. Nicholson of improper interference in the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), including the prosecution of Jacob Zuma for corruption. On 12 January 2009, the Supreme Court of Appeal unanimously overturned judge Nicholson's judgment but the resignation stood. | ||||||||||
3 | Kgalema Motlanthe (born 1949) |
2008 | 25 September 2008 |
9 May 2009 |
228 days | 24th | ANC | Motlanthe | [10] [10] | |
The third post-apartheid president of South Africa. He was elected following the resignation of Thabo Mbeki and briefly served before being succeeded by Jacob Zuma, who later appointed Motlanthe deputy president. | ||||||||||
4 | Jacob Zuma (born 1942) |
2009 2014 |
9 May 2009 |
24 May 2014 |
8 years, 281 days | 25th | ANC | Zuma I (Reshuffle 1 · 2 · 3) |
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24 May 2014 |
14 February 2018 |
26th | Zuma II (Reshuffle 1 · 2 · 3) | |||||||
The fourth post-apartheid president of South Africa. Presided over the centennial celebration of the ANC in 2015 as well as the death of Nelson Mandela in 2013. With less than a year before his term was to expire, Zuma resigned on 14 February 2018 following the demands of the ANC that Zuma should resign, or risk facing a successful vote of no confidence by the National Assembly. | ||||||||||
5 | Cyril Ramaphosa (born 1952) |
2018 2019 2024 |
15 February 2018 |
22 May 2019 |
6 years, 283 days | 26th | ANC | Ramaphosa I | ||
22 May 2019 |
14 June 2024 |
27th | Ramaphosa II | |||||||
14 June 2024 |
Incumbent | 28th | Ramaphosa III ANC—DA—IFP—PA | |||||||
The fifth post-apartheid president of South Africa, elected following the resignation of Jacob Zuma. |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Ramaphosa's salary vs other world leaders". businesstech.co.za. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ↑ "Constitution, chapter 5: The President and National Executive, 88. Term of office of President". Archived from the original on 2009-05-04. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
- ↑ The Presidency (14 October 2004). "GCIS: profile information: Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki, Mr". GCIS. Archived from the original on 16 April 2007. Retrieved 27 November 2007.
- ↑ "Cabinet bids farewell to Mbeki". SABC news. 25 September 2008. Archived from the original on 29 September 2008. Retrieved 25 September 2008.
His resignation came into effect at midnight.
- ↑ "SA's Mbeki says he will step down". London: BBC News. 20 September 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2008.
- ↑ "Full Zuma Judgment". News24. 13 September 2008. Archived from the original on 31 October 2008.
- ↑ "Judge Nicholson Red-carded by SCA". Mail&Guardian Online. 12 January 2009.
- ↑ "National Director of Public Prosecutions v Zuma (573/08) [2009] ZASCA 1 (12 Jan 2009)" (PDF). South African Supreme Court of Appeal. 12 January 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2009.
- ↑ "Mbeki lashes out at lying politicians". IOL/The Star. 14 January 2009.[dead link]
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Zuma sworn in as SA's fourth democratic President". SABC. 9 May 2009. Archived from the original on 29 May 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2009.
Other websites
[change | change source]Media related to Presidents of South Africa at Wikimedia Commons
- Office of the Presidency Archived 2014-03-01 at the Wayback Machine