Free State Premier

Personal

Current Positions

• Premier of Free State since 6 May 2009.
• Provincial chairperson of the African National Congress (ANC) in the Free State since 1994.

Academic Qualifications

• Bachelor of Arts Degree from Fort Hare University.

Contact Details

• Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Sport, Arts and Culture in the Free State Provincial government.
• MEC for Agriculture in the Free State Provincial government.
• MEC for Economic Affairs in the Free State Provincial government.
• MEC for Transport in the Free State Provincial government.
• MEC for Sport and Recreation in the Free State Provincial government.
• Member of Parliament.
• Member of the Portfolio Committee on Communication and Provincial and Local government.
• Longest serving Provincial chairperson in the country and has led the ANC in the Free State for over 12 years.
• Went into exile in 1989 and returned to the country in 1991.