Mathole Motshekga

Mathole Serofo Motshekga (born 2 April 1949) is a retired South African politician and lawyer.In September 1997, he was elected Provincial Chairperson of the ANC in Gauteng, and he succeeded Tokyo Sexwale as Premier in January 1998.After joining the National Assembly in the 2009 general election, Motshekga was the Chief Whip of the Majority Party until June 2013, when he was demoted to an ordinary seat in Parliament.[3][4] At the time of South Africa's first post-apartheid election in 1994, Motshekga was Deputy Provincial Chairperson of the ANC branch in the country's new Gauteng province.[5] He held that position until September 1997, when ANC Provincial Chairperson Tokyo Sexwale resigned and Motshekga was elected to succeed him.[18] At the ANC's 52nd National Conference in December 2007, Motshekga was elected to a five-year term on the ANC National Executive Committee (NEC), the party's top executive organ; by number of votes received, he ranked 53rd of the 80 candidates elected.[1] By the time of the inauguration of Makobo Modjadji VI as Rain Queen in 2003, Motshekga was an adviser to the royal family of Limpopo's Balobedu people.
Member of the National AssemblyChief Whip of the Majority PartyJacob ZumaMnyamezeli BooiStone SizaniPremier of GautengTokyo SexwaleMbhazima ShilowaModjadjiskloofTransvaalUnion of South AfricaAfrican National CongressAngie MotshekgaAlma materUniversity of South AfricaHarvard Law SchoolNational Assembly of South AfricaLimpopoadvocateSupreme Court of South AfricaapartheidProvincial ChairpersonGauteng1999 general electionThabo MbekiGauteng Provincial Legislature2009 general electionparliamentary committeesNational Executive CommitteeLimpopo provincematriculatedUniversity of the NorthBJurisPretoriaanti-apartheidLusaka, Zambiafirst post-apartheid electionGauteng provinceAmos MasondoFrank Chikanea general electionANC Provincial Executive Committee2004 general election52nd National ConferenceANC National Executive CommitteeNational AssemblySouth African ParliamentChief Whipnext national conferenceco-opted54th National Conference55th National ConferenceJudicial Service CommissionZuma's presidential termCyril Ramaphosa2024 general electionMakobo Modjadji VIRain QueenBalobedu peoplecustody battleAfrican religionPremiersSexwaleShilowaMashatileMokonyaneMakhuraLesufi