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Premier of the Western Cape
Head of government of Western Cape, South Africa
Head of government of Western Cape, South Africa
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| post | Premier |
| body | the Western Cape |
| insigniasize | 125px |
| insigniacaption | Provincial coat of arms |
| image | Alan Winde (cropped) (2).jpg |
| incumbent | Alan Winde |
| incumbentsince | 22 May 2019 |
| style | Premier |
| The Honourable | |
| residence | Leeuwenhof |
| appointer | Western Cape Provincial Parliament |
| termlength | Five years, renewable once |
| formation | 7 May 1994 |
| inaugural | Hernus Kriel |
| website | Official website |
| seat | Cape Town |
| constituting_instrument | Constitution of South Africa |
| Constitution of the Western Cape | |
| salary | 2,3 million |
| department | Western Cape Government |
| member_of | National Council of Provinces |
| Member of the Executive Council | |
| type | Head of government |
The Honourable Constitution of the Western Cape Member of the Executive Council The premier of the Western Cape is the head of government of the Western Cape province of South Africa. The current premier of the Western Cape is Alan Winde, a member of the Democratic Alliance, who was elected in the 2019 election. He took office on 22 May 2019.
Functions
In terms of the provincial constitution, the executive authority of the province is vested in the premier. The premier appoints the provincial cabinet made up of ten members of the provincial parliament; they are known as provincial ministers. The premier has the ability to appoint and dismiss provincial ministers at his/her own discretion.
The premier and the provincial cabinet are responsible for implementing provincial legislation, along with any national legislation assigned to the province. They set provincial policy and manage the departments of the provincial government; their actions are subject to the national constitution and the provincial constitution.
In order for an act of the provincial parliament to become law, the premier must sign it. If he/she believes that the act is unconstitutional, it can be referred back to the provincial parliament for reconsideration. If the premier and the provincial parliament cannot agree, the act must be referred to the Constitutional Court for a final decision.
The premier is also ex officio a member of the National Council of Provinces, the upper house of Parliament, as one of the special delegates from the province.
List
| No. | Portrait | Name | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||
| 1 | [[File:No image.png | 80px]] | (1941–2015) | National Party | ||||
| 2 | [[File:No image.png | 80px]] | (1941–2018) | New National Party | ||||
| – | [[File:No image.png | 80px]] | New National Party | |||||
| 3 | [[File:Peter Marais.png | 80px]] | (born 1948) | New National Party | ||||
| – | [[File:No image.png | 80px]] | New National Party | |||||
| 4 | [[File:Marthinus van Schalkwyk crop.jpg | 80px]] | (born 1959) | New National Party | ||||
| – | [[File:No image.png | 80px]] | African National Congress | |||||
| 5 | [[File:Ebrahim Rasool at the Pentagon July 25, 2012.jpg | 80px]] | (born 1962) | African National Congress | ||||
| 6 | [[File:Lynne-Brown.jpg | 80px]] | (born 1961) | African National Congress | ||||
| 7 | [[File:Premier of the Western Cape (8053071289) (cropped).jpg | 80px]] | (born 1951) | Democratic Alliance | ||||
| 8 | [[File:Alan Winde.jpg | 80px]] | (born 1965) | incumbent | Democratic Alliance |
Election
The election for the Western Cape Provincial Parliament is held every five years, simultaneously with the election of the National Assembly; the last such election occurred on 8 May 2019. At the first meeting of the provincial parliament after an election, the members choose the premier from amongst themselves. The provincial parliament can force the premier to resign by a motion of no confidence. If the premiership becomes vacant (for whatever reason) the provincial parliament must choose a new premier to serve out the period until the next election. One person cannot have served more than two five-year terms as premier; however, when a premier is chosen to fill a vacancy the time until the next election does not count as a term.
The following table details the election results for the premier on the first sitting of the Sixth Provincial Parliament held on 22 May 2019.
| Candidate | Votes | % | Democratic Alliance (South Africa)}}" | African National Congress}}" | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| √ Alan Winde (DA) | 24 | 70.6% | ||||
| Cameron Dugmore (ANC) | 10 | 29.4% | ||||
| Total | 34 | 100% | ||||
| Valid votes | 34 | 85.0% | ||||
| Spoilt ballots | 6 | 15.0% | ||||
| Total votes cast | 40 | 100% |
References
References
- [https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/Local/Peoples-Post/breaking-winde-sworn-in-as-western-cape-premier-20190522 Winde elected Western Cape premier]. Retrieved on 24 June 2019.
- [https://ewn.co.za/2019/05/22/da-s-winde-elected-as-new-wc-premier DA's Winde elected as new WC premier]. Retrieved on 24 June 2019.
- [https://citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/politics/2133822/winde-elected-western-cape-premier/ Winde elected Western Cape premier]. Retrieved on 24 June 2019.
- [[Constitution of South Africa]]
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