Executive Council of the Western Cape

The Executive Council of the Western Cape is the cabinet of the executive branch of the provincial government in the South African province of the Western Cape. The Members of the Executive Council (MECs) are appointed from among the members of the Western Cape Provincial Legislature by the Premier of the Western Cape, an office held since the 2019 general election by Alan Winde. The council is referred to as the Executive Council in the national Constitution, but is denoted the Provincial Cabinet of the Western Cape in the Western Cape Constitution.

Rasool premiership: 2004–2008 Following his election as Premier in the 2004 general election, Ebrahim Rasool announced his new Provincial Cabinet on 30 April 2004. On 26 July 2005, he announced a reshuffle affecting three portfolios, in which two new Provincial Ministers were appointed – one incumbent, Chris Stali, was fired, and another, Mcebisi Skwatsha, had resigned to take up the full-time position of Provincial Secretary of the African National Congress (ANC). +Western Cape Provincial Cabinet 2004–2008PostMemberTermPremier of the Western CapeEbrahim Rasool20042008Provincial Minister of Finance, Economic Development and TourismLynne Brown20042008Provincial Minister of HealthPierre Uys20042008Provincial Minister of EducationCameron Dugmore20042008Provincial Minister of Public Works and TransportMarius Fransman20052008Mcebisi Skwatsha20042005Provincial Minister of Local Government and HousingRichard Dyantyi20052008Marius Fransman20042005Provincial Minister of Community SafetyLeonard Ramatlakane20042008Provincial Minister of AgricultureCobus Dowry20042008Provincial Minister of Environmental Affairs and Development PlanningTasneem Essop20042008Provincial Minister of Social Services and Poverty AlleviationKholeka Mqulwana20042008Provincial Minister of Sports and CultureWhitey Jacobs20052008Chris Stali20042005

Brown premiership: 2008–2009 Lynne Brown was sworn in as Premier in July 2008 after the incumbent, Ebrahim Rasool, resigned at the request of the ANC, his political party. Later the same week, she announced a wide-ranging cabinet reshuffle in which four new provincial ministers were appointed and most others changed portfolios, leaving only one minister, Cobus Dowry, in his initial position. Brown fired two ministers who had been viewed as aligned to Rasool – Leonard Ramatlakane and Richard Dyantyi – and one of Rasool's other ministers, Tasneem Essop, had resigned in the aftermath of Rasool's own departure. +Western Cape Provincial Cabinet: 2008–2009PostMemberTermPremier of the Western CapeLynne Brown20082009Provincial Minister of Finance, Economic Development and TourismGarth Strachan20082009Provincial Minister of HealthMarius Fransman20082009Provincial Minister of EducationYousuf Gabru20082009Provincial Minister of Transport and Public WorksKholeka Mqulwana20082009Provincial Minister of Local Government and HousingWhitey Jacobs20082009Provincial Minister of Community SafetyPatrick McKenzie20082009Provincial Minister of AgricultureCobus Dowry20082009Provincial Minister of Environmental Affairs and Development PlanningPierre Uys20082009Provincial Minister of Social DevelopmentZodwa Magwaza20082009Provincial Minister of Sport and Cultural AffairsCameron Dugmore20082009

Zille premiership

First term: 2009–2014 In May 2009, following her election in the 2009 general election, Premier Helen Zille announced her new Provincial Cabinet. In early September 2010, she announced her first reshuffle: only three portfolios were affected, but two ministers – Lennit Max and Sakkie Jenner – were fired from the cabinet. In the 2011 local government elections, Social Development Minister Patricia de Lille was elected Mayor of Cape Town; in a minor reshuffle on 29 May, Zille announced that de Lille would be replaced by Albert Fritz, who in turn would be replaced in the Community Safety portfolio by Dan Plato. +Western Cape Provincial Cabinet 2009–2014PostMemberTermPartyPremier of the Western CapeHelen Zille20092014DAProvincial Minister of Finance, Economic Development and TourismAlan Winde20092014DAProvincial Minister of HealthTheuns Botha20092014DAProvincial Minister of EducationDonald Grant20092014DAProvincial Minister of Transport and Public WorksRobin Carlisle20092014DAProvincial Minister of HousingBonginkosi Madikizela20092014DAProvincial Minister of Community SafetyDan Plato20112014DAAlbert Fritz20102011DALennit Max20092010DAProvincial Minister of AgricultureGerrit van Rensburg20092014DAProvincial Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development PlanningAnton Bredell20092014DAProvincial Minister of Social DevelopmentAlbert Fritz20112014DAPatricia de Lille20102011IDIvan Meyer20092010DAProvincial Minister of Cultural Affairs and SportIvan Meyer20102014DASakkie Jenner20092010ID

Second term: 2014–2019 After her re-election in the 2014 general election, Zille announced her new Provincial Cabinet, to be sworn in on 26 May 2014; she appointed two new MECs, Nomafrench Mbombo and Debbie Schäfer, who had not served in the cabinet during her first term. On 31 December 2014, Zille announced that Mbombo, who until then served as Provincial Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, would swap portfolios with Health Minister Theuns Botha, effective from 1 January 2015. Botha resigned from the Executive Council in April 2015 and was replaced by Anroux Marais. Finally, on 19 October 2018, Zille announced that Alan Winde would become Provincial Minister of Community Safety, replacing Dan Plato, who in turn would succeed former Minister Patricia de Lille as Mayor of Cape Town; Beverley Schäfer was appointed to the cabinet to replace Winde in the renamed Economic Opportunities portfolio. +Western Cape Provincial Cabinet 2014–2019PostMemberTermPremier of the Western CapeHelen Zille20142019Provincial Minister of FinanceIvan Meyer20142019Provincial Minister of HealthNomafrench Mbombo20142019Theuns Botha20142015Provincial Minister of EducationDebbie Schäfer20142019Provincial Minister of Economic OpportunitiesBeverley Schäfer20182019Provincial Minister of Agriculture and Economic DevelopmentAlan Winde20142018Provincial Minister of Transport and Public WorksDonald Grant20142019Provincial Minister of Human SettlementsBonginkosi Madikizela20142019Provincial Minister of Community SafetyAlan Winde20182019Dan Plato20142018Provincial Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development PlanningAnton Bredell20142019Provincial Minister of Social DevelopmentAlbert Fritz20142019Provincial Minister of Cultural Affairs and SportAnroux Marais20152019Theuns Botha20152015Nomafrench Mbombo20142015

Winde premiership: 2019–present First term: 2019–2024 On 23 May 2019, following his election in the 2019 general election, Premier Alan Winde announced his new cabinet. On 24 May 2021, he appointed Daylin Mitchell as Provincial Minister for Transport and Public Works after the former incumbent, Bonginkosi Madikizela, resigned amid a qualifications fraud scandal. In early 2022, two vacancies arose in the cabinet after Albert Fritz was fired from the Community Safety portfolio and Debbie Schäfer resigned from the Education portfolio. On 22 April that year, Winde announced a reshuffle that would fill the vacancies and create two newly reconfigured portfolios, Mobility and Infrastructure. In February 2023, Winde appointed Ricardo Mackenzie as the Minister of Mobility after Daylin Mitchell was elected speaker of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament. +Western Cape Provincial Cabinet 2019–2024PostMemberTermPremier of the Western CapeAlan Winde20192024Provincial Minister of Finance and Economic OpportunitiesMireille Wenger20222024David Maynier20192022Provincial Minister of HealthNomafrench Mbombo20192024Provincial Minister of EducationDavid Maynier20222024Debbie Schäfer20192022Provincial Minister of MobilityRicardo Mackenzie20232024Daylin Mitchell20222022Provincial Minister of Transport and Public WorksDaylin Mitchell20212022Bonginkosi Madikizela20192021Provincial Minister of InfrastructureTertius Simmers20222024Provincial Minister of Human SettlementsTertius Simmers20192022Provincial Minister of Community Safety and Police OversightReagan Allen20222024Provincial Minister of Community SafetyAlbert Fritz20192022Provincial Minister of AgricultureIvan Meyer20192024Provincial Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development PlanningAnton Bredell20192024Provincial Minister of Social DevelopmentSharna Fernandez20192024Provincial Minister of Cultural Affairs and SportAnroux Marais20192024 Second term On 13 June 2024, Winde was re-elected for his second term as premier following the 2024 provincial election. He appointed his new provincial cabinet shortly afterwards. On 20 August 2026, Winde announced a reshuffle of his provincial cabinet following David Maynier's departure as the Provincial Minister of Education to serve in the national government. Winde moved Jaco Londt from the Social Development portfolio to the Education portfolio, while Wendy Kaizer-Philander was appointed Provincial Minister of Social Development. +Western Cape Provincial Cabinet: 2024–presentPostMemberTermPremier of the Western CapeAlan Winde2024IncumbentProvincial Minister of Agriculture, Economic Development and TourismIvan Meyer2024IncumbentProvincial Minister of Health and WellnessMireille Wenger2024IncumbentProvincial Minister of EducationJaco Londt2026IncumbentDavid Maynier20242026Provincial Minister of InfrastructureTertuis Simmers2024IncumbentProvincial Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs, and Development PlanningAnton Bredell2024IncumbentProvincial Minister of Community Safety and Police OversightAnroux Marais2024IncumbentProvincial Minister of MobilityIsaac Sileku2024IncumbentProvincial Minister of FinanceDeidré Baartman2024IncumbentProvincial Minister of Social DevelopmentWendy Kaizer-Philander2026IncumbentJaco Londt20242026Provincial Minister of Sport and Cultural AffairsRicardo Mackenzie2024Incumbent

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