President of South Africa

The President of the Republic of South Africa is the head of state and head of government under the Constitution of South Africa. From 1961 to 1994, the head of state was called the State President. 

The role as President of South Africa was originally founded to be different from being prime minister. The two roles were merged in the 1983 constitution which calls for a four-year term of office. The 1993 and later constitutions limit the president's time in office to two five-year terms. The first President to be elected under the new constitution was Nelson Mandela. The current president is Cyril Ramaphosa.

List of presidents of South Africa (1994 – present)
Parties

  PortraitName ElectedTerm of office Parliament Political partyGovernment Refs Took office Left office Time in office 1 100px Nelson Mandela 1994 1994 1999  22nd ANC Mandela  2 100px Thabo Mbeki 19992004 1999 2004  23rd ANC Mbeki I  2004 2008 24th Mbeki II  3 100px Kgalema Motlanthe 2008 2008 2009  24th ANC Motlanthe  4 100px Jacob Zuma 20092014 2009 2014  25th ANC Zuma I 2014 2018 26th Zuma II  5 100px Cyril Ramaphosa 201820192024 2018 2019  26th ANC Ramaphosa I 2019 2024 27th Ramaphosa II 2024 Incumbent 28th Ramaphosa III 

References

Other websites

 Office of the Presidency 


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