Executive Council of the Eastern Cape
# Executive Council of the Eastern Cape

The Executive Council of the Eastern Cape is the cabinet of the executive branch of the provincial government in the South African province of the Eastern Cape. The Members of the Executive Council (MECs) are appointed from among the members of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature by the Premier of the Eastern Cape, an office held since the 2019 general election by Oscar Mabuyane of the African National Congress (ANC).

## Kiviet premiership: 2009–2014

Following his election as Premier in the 2009 general election, Noxolo Kiviet announced his Executive Council in May 2009. On 27 November 2010, he announced a major cabinet reshuffle, which included restructuring more than half of the ten portfolios in the Executive Council.

Eastern Cape Executive Council 2009–2014 :

| Post | Member | Term | Term |
| - | - | - | - |
| Premier of the Eastern Cape | Noxolo Kiviet | 2009 | 2014 |
| MEC for Provincial Planning and Finance | Phumulo Masualle | 2010 | 2014 |
| MEC for Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism | Mcebisi Jonas | 2010 | 2014 |
| MEC for Finance, Economic Development and Environmental Affairs | Mcebisi Jonas | 2009 | 2010 |
| MEC for Health | Sicelo Gqobana | 2010 | 2014 |
| MEC for Health | Phumulo Masualle | 2009 | 2010 |
| MEC for Education and Training | Mandla Makupula | 2010 | 2014 |
| MEC for Education | Mahlubandile Qwase | 2009 | 2010 |
| MEC for Public Works, Roads and Transport | Thandiswa Marawu | 2010 | 2014 |
| MEC for Roads and Public Works | Pemmy Majodina | 2009 | 2010 |
| MEC for Human Settlements, Safety and Liaison | Helen Sauls-August | 2010 | 2014 |
| MEC for Housing | Nombulelo Mabandla | 2009 | 2010 |
| MEC for Transport and Safety | Ghishma Barry | 2009 | 2010 |
| MEC for Rural Development and Agrarian Reform | Zoleka Capa | 2010 | 2014 |
| MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development | Mbulelo Sogoni | 2009 | 2010 |
| MEC for Local Government and Traditional Affairs | Mlibo Qoboshiyane | 2010 | 2014 |
| MEC for Local Government and Traditional Affairs | Sicelo Gqobana | 2009 | 2010 |
| MEC for Social Development, Women, Youth and People with Disabilities | Pemmy Majodina | 2010 | 2014 |
| MEC for Social Development | Nonkosi Mvana | 2009 | 2010 |
| MEC for Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture | Xoliswa Tom | 2009 | 2014 |

## Masualle premiership: 2014–2019

Phumulo Masualle was elected Premier in the 2014 general election and he announced his new Executive Council on 23 May 2014. Near the end of his term, on 10 May 2018, Masualle announced a major reshuffle, effective from the day before; four MECs – Mlibo Qoboshiyane, Thandiswa Marawu, Sakhumzi Somyo and Nancy Sihlwayi – were sacked, and others changed portfolios. In a minor reshuffle in November that year, Babalo Madikizela was appointed to the Executive Council to take over the portfolio of Human Settlements MEC Mlungisi Mvoko, who in turn was appointed to fill the vacancy left by the death of Education MEC Mandla Makupula in October.

Eastern Cape Executive Council 2014–2019 :

| Post | Member | Term | Term |
| - | - | - | - |
| Premier of the Eastern Cape | Phumulo Masualle | 2014 | 2019 |
| MEC for Finance, Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism | Oscar Mabuyane | 2018 | 2019 |
| MEC for Finance, Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism | Sakhumzi Somyo | 2014 | 2018 |
| MEC for Health | Helen Sauls-August | 2018 | 2019 |
| MEC for Health | Pumza Dyantyi | 2014 | 2018 |
| MEC for Education | Mlungisi Mvoko | 2018 | 2019 |
| MEC for Education | Mandla Makupula | 2014 | 2018 |
| MEC for Transport, Roads and Public Works | Pemmy Majodina | 2018 | 2019 |
| MEC for Transport, Roads and Public Works | Thandiswa Marawu | 2014 | 2018 |
| MEC for Human Settlements | Babalo Madikizela | 2018 | 2019 |
| MEC for Human Settlements | Mlungisi Mvoko | 2018 | 2018 |
| MEC for Human Settlements | Helen Sauls-August | 2014 | 2018 |
| MEC for Rural Development and Agrarian Reform | Xolile Nqatha | 2018 | 2019 |
| MEC for Rural Development and Agrarian Reform | Mlibo Qoboshiyane | 2014 | 2018 |
| MEC for Community Safety and Liaison | Weziwe Tikana | 2014 | 2019 |
| MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs | Fikile Xasa | 2014 | 2019 |
| MEC for Social Development | Pumza Dyantyi | 2018 | 2019 |
| MEC for Social Development | Nancy Sihlwayi | 2014 | 2018 |
| MEC for Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture | Bulelwa Tunyiswa | 2018 | 2019 |
| MEC for Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture | Pemmy Majodina | 2014 | 2018 |

## Mabuyane premiership: 2019–present

On 28 May 2019, following the 2019 general election, newly elected Premier Oscar Mabuyane announced his new Executive Council; he retained four MECs from the previous administration, although three of those four had not joined until 2018. On 18 February 2021, Mabuyane announced that he had fired Sindiswa Gomba as Health MEC amid allegations that she had been involved in procurement irregularities. Gomba's replacement was appointed in a cabinet reshuffle affecting four portfolios, announced by Mabuyane in early March.

In May 2022, shortly after losing his bid to oust Mabuyane as ANC Provincial Chairperson at a party conference, Public Works MEC Babalo Madikizela announced his intention to resign from government. He officially resigned in late July. His departure occasioned a cabinet reshuffle, announced on 16 August, in which Mabuyane appointed three new MECs and moved three others to different portfolios. The two MECs fired in the reshuffle – Fezeka Nkomonye and Weziwe Tikana-Gxothiwe – were viewed as having supported Madikizela's campaign at the ANC conference.

Eastern Cape Executive Council 2019–2022 :

| Post | Member | Term | Term |
| - | - | - | - |
| Premier of the Eastern Cape | Oscar Mabuyane | 2019 | Incumbent |
| MEC for Finance, Economic Development and Environmental Affairs | Mlungisi Mvoko | 2019 | Incumbent |
| MEC for Health | Nomakhosazana Meth | 2021 | Incumbent |
| MEC for Health | Sindiswa Gomba | 2019 | 2021 |
| MEC for Education | Fundile Gade | 2019 | Incumbent |
| MEC for Public Works and Infrastructure | Ntombovuyo Nkopane | 2022 | Incumbent |
| MEC for Public Works and Infrastructure | Babalo Madikizela | 2019 | 2022 |
| MEC for Human Settlements | Siphokazi Mani-Lusithi | 2022 | Incumbent |
| MEC for Human Settlements | Nonceba Kontsiwe | 2021 | 2022 |
| MEC for Human Settlements | Nonqkubela Pieters | 2019 | 2021 |
| MEC for Rural Development and Agrarian Reform | Nonqkubela Pieters | 2021 | Incumbent |
| MEC for Rural Development and Agrarian Reform | Nomakhosazana Meth | 2019 | 2021 |
| MEC for Transport and Community Safety | Xolile Nqatha | 2022 | Incumbent |
| MEC for Transport and Community Safety | Weziwe Tikana-Gxothiwe | 2019 | 2022 |
| MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs | Zolile Williams | 2022 | Incumbent |
| MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs | Xolile Nqatha | 2019 | 2022 |
| MEC for Social Development | Bukiwe Fanta | 2022 | Incumbent |
| MEC for Social Development | Siphokazi Mani-Lusithi | 2019 | 2022 |
| MEC for Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture | Nonceba Kontsiwe | 2022 | Incumbent |
| MEC for Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture | Fezeka Nkomonye-Bayeni | 2019 | 2022 |
