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The Executive Council of the North West is the cabinet of the executive branch of the provincial government in the South African province of the North West.The Members of the Executive Council (MECs) are appointed from among the members of the North West Provincial Legislature by the Premier of the North West, an office held since June 2024 by Lazarus Mokgosi of the African National Congress ...
The North West of South Africa is governed in a parliamentary system in which the people elect the North West Provincial Legislature and the legislature elects the premier as head of the executive. The premier leads a cabinet of MECs overseeing various executive departments. The provincial government is subject to the Constitution of South Africa.
The premier of North West is the head of government of the North West province of South Africa. The current premier of the North West is Lazzy Mokgosi , a member of the African National Congress , who was elected premier in June 2024, following the 2024 general election .
North West was incorporated after the end of apartheid in 1994, and includes parts of the former Transvaal Province and Cape Province, as well as most of the former bantustan of Bophuthatswana. It was the scene of political violence in Khutsong , Merafong City Local Municipality in 2006 and 2007, after cross-province municipalities were ...
The North West Provincial Legislature is the primary legislative body of the South African province of North West. It is unicameral in its composition, and elects the premier and the provincial cabinet from among the members of the leading party or coalition in the parliament.
This is a list of members of the sixth North West Provincial Legislature, as elected in the election of 8 May 2019 and taking into account changes in membership since the election. [1] The provincial legislature dissolved on 28 May 2024, ahead of the 2024 general election, and was succeeded by the 7th legislature.
Pages in category "Premiers of North West (South African province)" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Premier appoints an Executive Council (a cabinet), consisting of members of the legislature, to administer the various departments of the provincial administration. The powers of the provincial governments are circumscribed by the national constitution, which limits them to certain listed "functional areas".