Premier of the Western Cape

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The Premier of the Western Cape is the head of the provincial government and chief executive authority of South Africa’s Western Cape province.

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf political office
provincial government office
appliesToJurisdiction Western Cape
appointedBy Western Cape Provincial Parliament
constitutionalBasis Chapter 6 of the Constitution of South Africa
Constitution of the Western Cape, 1997
country South Africa
currentHolder Alan Winde
currentHolderStartDate 22 May 2019
electedBy Western Cape Provincial Parliament
electionProcess elected from among the members of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament
equivalentOffice Premier of Gauteng
Premier of KwaZulu‑Natal
other provincial premiers of South Africa
hasJurisdiction executive branch of the Western Cape provincial government
headOfGovernmentOf Western Cape
inauguralHolder Gerald Morkel
inauguralHolderStartDate 1998
legalSystem constitutional system of South Africa
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity South Africa
Western Cape
maximumNumberOfTerms 2 consecutive terms
memberOf National Council of Provinces
surface form: National Council of Provinces ex officio delegation from Western Cape (through appointment of special delegates)
officeCreatedBy Constitution of South Africa
Constitution of the Western Cape, 1997
surface form: Constitution of the Western Cape
officeHolderRole chief executive authority of the Western Cape
head of the provincial government of the Western Cape
officeType sub‑national executive office
partOf Western Cape Provincial Government
surface form: Government of the Western Cape

provincial government of South Africa
politicalSystemContext multi‑party parliamentary system of South Africa
power may refer constitutional matters to the Constitutional Court of South Africa
may refer legislation back to the Western Cape Provincial Parliament for reconsideration
precededByOffice Administrator of the Cape Province
reportsTo Western Cape Provincial Parliament
residence Cape Town
responsibility appointing the Western Cape Executive Council
assigning and dismissing Members of the Executive Council
coordinating the functions of the provincial administration
developing and implementing provincial policy
implementing national legislation within the functional areas of the province
implementing provincial legislation
preparing and implementing the provincial budget
reporting annually to the Western Cape Provincial Parliament
signing provincial legislation into law
seat Cape Town
style The Honourable
subordinateTo Constitution of South Africa
Constitution of the Western Cape, 1997
surface form: Constitution of the Western Cape
termLength 5 years
termRenewal renewable once consecutively

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Western Cape headOfGovernmentTitle Premier of the Western Cape
Western Cape Provincial Government headOfGovernmentTitle Premier of the Western Cape