Gauteng Provincial Legislature

Gauteng Provincial Legislature

List
7th Legislature
Type
Type
History
Founded27 April 1994 (1994-04-27)
Leadership
Speaker
Morakane Mosupyoe, ANC
since 14 June 2014
Deputy Speaker
Nomvuyo Mhlakaza-Manamela, ANC
since 12 July 2024[1]
Premier
Panyaza Lesufi, ANC
since 6 October 2022[2]
Structure
Seats80
Political groups
Government (32)
  •   ANC (28)
  •   PA (2)
  •   IFP (1)
  •   RISE (1)

Opposition (22)

  •   DA (22)

Other parties (26)

Elections
Party-list proportional representation
Last election
29 May 2024
Meeting place
Johannesburg City Hall, City Hall Street, Johannesburg
Website
www.gpl.gov.za

The Gauteng Provincial Legislature is the legislature of the South African province of Gauteng. It is a unicameral body of 80 members elected every five years. The current legislature, the seventh, was elected on 29 May 2024 and is a hung parliament with no overall majority for any party, with the African National Congress having lost its previous majority, but remaining the largest party with 28 members. The legislature is housed in Johannesburg City Hall in central Johannesburg.

The Gauteng Provincial Legislature, like the eight other provincial legislatures in South Africa, was created on 27 April 1994 by the Interim Constitution of South Africa, which dissolved the four original provinces (and their provincial councils) and created the nine current provinces. It is currently constituted in terms of Chapter Six of the Constitution of South Africa, which defines the structure of the provincial governments. In February 2024, the number of allocated seats in the legislature was increased to 80 seats, the maximum number of seats allowed.

  1. ^ "ANC's Nomvuyo Mhlakaza-Manamela elected Gauteng deputy speaker". 11 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Lesufi elected new Gauteng premier | eNCA". www.enca.com. Retrieved 2022-10-06.