Nomvula Mokonyana

Johannesburg CBD, Gauteng South Africa

Premier

Government / Military

Nomvula Mokonyane is the Premier of Gauteng province, South Africa following the 2009 South African general election.[1] She was formerly the Gauteng MEC for Housing and has been a member of the provincial legislature since 1994. Mokonyane is also a member of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the African National Congress elected at the 52nd national conference in 2007 in Polokwane. Her selection by the NEC came as a surprise given that the incumbent Paul Mashatile was widely expected to retain the post. The ANC decides nationally on premiers (of provinces in which it has majorities) and then instructs provincial MPs to elect their nominee in the official election.[2] The ANC Youth