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.
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.