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{{Short description|Second highest ranking executive officer of South Africa}}
{{Use South African English|date=March 2025}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox official post
| post = Deputy President
| body = the Republic of South Africa
| insignia =
| insigniasize = 125px
| insigniacaption = [[Coat of arms of South Africa]]
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| title = {{center|10 other official names}}
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| {{native name|nr|{{small|iSekela likaMengameli weSewula Afrika}}|fontsize=68%}}
| {{native name|xh|{{small|uSekela-Mongameli waseMzantsi Afrika}}|fontsize=68%}}
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| {{native name|nso|{{small|Motlatšamoporesitente wa Afrika Borwa}}|fontsize=68%}}
| {{native name|st|{{small|Motlatsi wa Mopresidente wa Afrika Borwa}}|fontsize=68%}}
| {{native name|tn|{{small|Motlatsamoporesitente wa Aforika Borwa}}|fontsize=68%}}
| {{native name|ts|{{small|Xandla Xa Puresidente wa Afrika-Dzonga}}|fontsize=68%}}
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| image = David Lammy with Paul Mashatile (cropped).jpg
| incumbent = [[Paul Mashatile]]
| incumbentsince = 7 March 2023
| style = [[Mr. President (title)|Mr. Deputy President]]<br>{{small|(informal)}}<br>[[Excellency|His Excellency]]<br>{{small|(formal, diplomatic)}}
| type = Deputy to the<br> [[Head of State]] and [[Head of Government]]
| residence = Oliver Tambo House<br>{{small|([[Pretoria]])}}<br>Highstead<br>{{small|([[Cape Town]])}}<br>[[King's House (Durban)|Dr. John L. Dube House]]<br>{{small|([[Durban]])}}
| appointer = [[President of South Africa|President]]
| termlength = No term limit
| formation = {{start date and age|df=y|1994|5|10}}
| deputy =
| succession =
| inaugural = [[F. W. De Klerk]]<br />[[Thabo Mbeki]]
| salary = R3 million
| website = {{URL|http://www.thepresidency.gov.za/}}
| member_of = [[Cabinet of South Africa |Cabinet ]]<br >[[National Assembly of South Africa| National Assembly]]
| reports_to = The President
| abbreviation = DP
}}
{{Politics of South Africa}}
The '''deputy president'''<!--"deputy president" is uncapitalised here because it is preceded by the modifier "the", as per [[MOS:JOBTITLES]] bullet 3 and table column 2 example 1.--> '''of South Africa''' is the second highest ranking officer of the executive branch of the [[Government of South Africa]]. The deputy president is a member of the [[National Assembly of South Africa|National Assembly]] and the [[Cabinet of South Africa|Cabinet]].
The deputy president is constitutionally required to "assist the president in the execution of the functions of government", and may be assigned any government portfolio by presidential proclamation.
The deputy president performs the duties of the president when the president is outside the country's borders, unable to fulfill the duties of the office, or when the presidency is vacant.
The deputy president is generally appointed as the [[Leader of Government Business (South Africa)|leader of government business]] in the [[Parliament of South Africa]] by the president.
Under the interim constitution (valid from 1994 to 1996), there was a [[Cabinet of Nelson Mandela|Government of National Unity]], in which a member of parliament from the largest opposition party was entitled to a position as deputy president. Along with [[Thabo Mbeki|Mbeki]], the previous state president, [[F. W. de Klerk]], also served as deputy president in his capacity as the leader of the [[National Party (South Africa)|National Party]], then the second-largest party in the new parliament. De Klerk later resigned and went into opposition with his party. A voluntary coalition government continues to exist under the new constitution (adopted in 1996), although there have been no appointments of opposition politicians to the post of deputy president.
The official living residences of the deputy president are Oliver Tambo House in Pretoria, Highstead, in Cape Town and Dr John L Dube House in Durban.
==Inception and expiry of term==
The deputy president's term of office is not fixed by law. The deputy president's term begins upon appointment by the president. The deputy president must be selected from the members of the National Assembly and takes a prescribed oath.
The deputy president's term is ended by one of four constitutional mechanisms: dismissal by the president, a successful 'motion of no confidence in the president' by the National Assembly, a successful 'motion of no confidence excluding the president' by the National Assembly, or a newly elected president's assumption of office. A statement of resignation can also end a deputy president's term of office.
===Informal roles===
Depending on the extent of any informal roles and functions of the deputy president depend on the specific relationship between the president and deputy president, but often the roles include tasks like:
* Spokesperson for the administration policies
* Adviser to the president
==Deputy presidents of South Africa (1994–present)==
;Parties
{{legend|{{party color|National Party (South Africa)}}|[[National Party (South Africa)|National Party]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|{{party color|African National Congress}}|[[African National Congress]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="100%" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2"| {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! rowspan="2" width=100px| Portrait
! rowspan="2"| Name<br />{{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! colspan="3"| Term of office
! rowspan="2"| President
! rowspan="2"| Political party
|-
! Took office
! Left office
! Time in office
|-
! style="background:{{party color|National Party (South Africa)}}; color:black;" | 1
| [[File:Frederik Willem de Klerk, 1990.jpg|100px]]
| [[F. W. de Klerk]]<br />{{small|(1936–2021)}}
| 10 May 1994
| 30 June 1996<br />{{small|(resigned)}}
| {{Age in years and days|1994|5|10|1996|6|30}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Nelson Mandela]]
| [[National Party (South Africa)|National Party]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|African National Congress}}; color:white;" | 2
| [[File:SthAfrica.ThaboMbeki.01 (cropped2).jpg|100px]]
| [[Thabo Mbeki]]<br />{{small|(born 1942)}}
| 10 May 1994
| 14 June 1999<br />{{small|(became [[President of South Africa|president]])}}
| {{Age in years and days|1994|5|10|1999|6|14}}
| rowspan="8" | [[African National Congress]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|African National Congress}}; color:white;" | 3
| [[File:Jacob G. Zuma - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Davos 2010.jpg|100px]]
| [[Jacob Zuma]]<br />{{small|(born 1942)}}
| 14 June 1999
| 14 June 2005<br />{{small|(dismissed but became president on 9 May 2009)}}
| {{Age in years|1999|6|14|2005|6|14}} years
| rowspan="2" | [[Thabo Mbeki]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|African National Congress}}; color:white;" | 4
| [[File:Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka 2014.jpg|100px]]
| [[Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka]]<br />{{small|(born 1955)}}
| 14 June 2005
| 23 September 2008<br />{{small|(resigned)}}
| {{Age in years and days|2005|6|14|2008|9|23}}
|-
! style="background:{{party color|African National Congress}}; color:white;" | 5
| [[File:Baleka Mbete.jpg|100px]]
| [[Baleka Mbete]]<br />{{small|(born 1949)}}
| 25 September 2008
| 9 May 2009<br />{{small|(term ended)}}
| {{Age in years and days|2008|9|25|2009|5|9}}
| [[Kgalema Motlanthe]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|African National Congress}}; color:white;" | 6
| [[File:Kgalema Motlanthe, 2009 World Economic Forum on Africa-1 (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| [[Kgalema Motlanthe]]<br />{{small|(born 1949)}}
| 9 May 2009
| 26 May 2014<br />{{small|(term ended)}}
| {{Age in years and days|2009|5|9|2014|5|26}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Jacob Zuma]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|African National Congress}}; color:white;" | 7
| [[File:Prime Minister Sunak met with President Ramaphosa of South Africa in Number 10 - 2022 (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| [[Cyril Ramaphosa]]<br />{{small|(born 1952)}}
| 26 May 2014
| 15 February 2018<br />{{small|(became president)}}<ref>{{cite news |title=I, Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, swear that I will be faithful to the Republic of South Africa, as it happened |url=https://www.news24.com/news24/SouthAfrica/News/live-goodbye-zuma-hello-president-cyril-20180215 |access-date=2 August 2021 |work=News24}}</ref>
| {{Age in years and days|2014|5|26|2018|2|15}}
|-
! style="background:{{party color|African National Congress}}; color:white;" | 8
| [[File:David D Mabuza, 18 ago. 2022 (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| [[David Mabuza]]<br />{{small|(1960–2025)}}
| 27 February 2018
| 28 February 2023<br />{{small|(resigned)}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-03-01-deputy-president-david-mabuza-resigns-from-parliament/ | title=THE SHUFFLE: Outgoing Deputy President David Mabuza the latest ANC member to resign from Parliament | date=March 2023 }}</ref>
| {{Age in years and days|2018|2|27|2023|2|28}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Cyril Ramaphosa]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|African National Congress}}; color:white;" | 9
| [[File:David Lammy with Paul Mashatile (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| [[Paul Mashatile]]<br />{{small|(born 1961)}}
| 7 March 2023
| ''Incumbent''
| {{Age in years and days|2023|3|7}}
|}
==Timeline==
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==See also==
{{Portal|Politics|South Africa}}
*[[List of current vice presidents]]
*[[Vice State President of South Africa]]
*[[President of South Africa]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Deputy presidents of South Africa|*]]
[[Category:Lists of political office-holders in South Africa|Deputy President]]
[[Category:Politics of South Africa]]
[[Category:Vice presidents|South Africa]]
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