The list of South African chapters includes all those who have led the state since the creation of the Union of South Africa in 1910 to the present day.
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History
From 1910 to 1961, the head of state in accordance with the South Africa Act of 1909 was the monarch , at the same time the monarch of Great Britain , the dominions and kingdoms of the Commonwealth , represented by the Governor General . In accordance with the 1961 Constitution, South Africa became a republic and the monarch, together with the Governor-General, were replaced by the ceremonial post of state president . In accordance with the 1983 Constitution , the state president received executive powers, becoming head of both state and government. Since 1994 , after the destruction of the apartheid regime, in accordance with the provisional and then the permanent Constitution , the President is the head of state and government.
Monarchy (1910–1961)
The throne of South Africa , as in Great Britain , was regulated by the Act of 1701 . During the crisis of abdication, the South African parliament passed its own act on the abdication of His Majesty King Edward VIII .
| Monarch | Governing body | Dynasty | Prime ministers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Portrait | Name | Start | the end | Duration | ||
| one | King George V (1865-1936) | May 31, 1910 | January 20, 1936 | 25 years , 234 days | Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1901-1917) Windsor (since 1917) | Bota Smuts Duke | |
| 2 | King Edward VIII (1894-1972) | January 20, 1936 | December 11, 1936 ( disowned ) | 326 days | Windsor | Duke | |
| 3 | King George VI (1895–1952) | December 11, 1936 | February 6, 1952 | 15 years , 57 days | Windsor | Duke Smuts Malan | |
| four | Queen Elizabeth II (1926–) | February 6, 1952 | May 31, 1961 | 9 years , 114 days | Windsor | Malan By strade Furwerd | |
Governor General of South Africa
The Governor-General of the Union of South Africa was the representative of the monarch in South Africa, appointed by him at his discretion for an indefinite period and exercised most of his powers. After the adoption of the Westminster Statute of 1931 and the Act on the Status of the Union of 1934, the Governor-General began to be appointed solely on the recommendation of the South African Cabinet without the participation of the British government . In the event of a vacancy, the chief judge served as an officer of the administrative government.
- Status
Chief Justice, Executive Administrator
| Governor General | Term | Monarch | Prime ministers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Portrait | Name | Start | the end | Duration | ||
| one | Gladstone (1854–1930) | May 31, 1910 | September 8, 1914 | 4 years , 100 days | Georg V | Bota | |
| 2 | Buckston (1853–1934) | September 8, 1914 | November 17, 1920 | 6 years , 70 days | Georg V | Bota Smuts | |
| 3 | Arthur Connaught (1883–1938) | November 17, 1920 | January 21, 1924 | 3 years , 65 days | Georg V | Smuts | |
| four | Cambridge (1874–1957) | January 21, 1924 | January 26, 1931 | 7 years , 5 days | Georg V | Smuts Duke | |
| five | Villiers (1877–1955) | January 26, 1931 | April 5, 1937 | 6 years , 69 days | Georg V Edward VIII George VI | Duke | |
| 6 | Duncan (1870-1943) | April 5, 1937 | July 17, 1943 (died at the post) | 6 years , 103 days | George VI | Duke Smuts | |
| Nikolaas Jacobus de Vet (1873–1960) | July 17, 1943 | January 1, 1946 | 2 years , 168 days | George VI | Smuts | ||
| 7 | Gideon Brand van Zil (1873–1956) | January 1, 1946 | January 1, 1951 | 5 years | George VI | Smuts Malan | |
| eight | Jansen (1881–1959) | January 1, 1951 | November 25, 1959 (died at the post) | 8 years , 328 days | George VI Elizabeth II | Malan By strade Furwerd | |
| Lucas Cornelius Stein (1903–1976) | November 25, 1959 | December 11, 1959 | 16 days | Elizabeth II | Furwerd | ||
| 9 | Swart (1894-1982) | December 11, 1959 | April 30, 1961 (resigned) | 1 year , 140 days | Elizabeth II | Furwerd | |
| Lucas Cornelius Stein (1903–1976) | April 30, 1961 | May 31, 1961 | 31 days | Elizabeth II | Furwerd | ||
South African State President
Ceremonial, 1961–1984
In accordance with the 1961 Constitution , the state president replaced the ceremonial post of monarch as head of state. The president was elected by the parliament for a term of seven years. In the event of a vacancy, the post of president was performed by the chairman of the Senate .
- Status
Senate President Acting President
| State president | Term | The consignment | Prime ministers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Portrait | Name | Start | the end | Duration | ||
| one | Swart (1894-1982) | May 31, 1961 | June 1, 1967 (resigned) | 6 years , 1 day | National party | Furwerd Forster | |
| Donges (1898–1968) | Died before taking office | National party | |||||
| Naude (1889–1969) | June 1, 1967 | April 10, 1968 | 314 days | National party | Forster | ||
| 2 | Foucher (1898-1980) | April 10, 1968 | April 9, 1975 | 6 years , 364 days | National party | Forster | |
| Clerk (1903–1979) | April 9, 1975 | April 19, 1975 | 10 days | National party | Forster | ||
| 3 | Diderichs (1903-1978) | April 19, 1975 | August 21, 1978 (died at the post) | 3 years , 124 days | National party | Forster | |
| Filune (1915–2007) | August 21, 1978 | October 10, 1978 | 50 days | National party | Forster Bota | ||
| four | Forster (1915-1983) | October 10, 1978 | June 4, 1979 (resigned) | 237 days | National party | Bota | |
| five | Filune (1915–2007) | June 4, 1979 | June 19, 1979 | 5 years , 91 days | National party | Bota | |
| June 19, 1979 | September 3, 1984 | ||||||
Executive, 1984–1994
In accordance with the 1983 Constitution, the state president became the head of both the state and the government. The president was elected by the electoral college, approved by parliament, and held office until the next general election, with the right to re-election. In the event of a vacant post, the government appointed the Minister as Acting President.
- Status
Acting President
| State president | Term | The consignment | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Portrait | Name | Start | the end | Duration | |
| 6 [1] | Bota (1916–2006) | September 3, 1984 | September 14, 1984 | 4 years , 346 days | National party | |
| September 14, 1984 | August 15, 1989 (resigned) | |||||
| 7 | Clerk (1936–) | August 15, 1989 | September 20, 1989 | 4 years , 268 days | National party | |
| September 20, 1989 | May 10, 1994 | |||||
President of South Africa (1994-)
Since 1994 , after the abolition of the apartheid regime, in accordance with the provisional and then permanent Constitution , the head of state and government has been the president , elected by the National Assembly for a period until the next general election. The president may be in office for more than two terms. In case of vacancy of the post, the duties of the president are performed by his deputy.
| The president | Term | The consignment | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Portrait | Name | Start | the end | Duration | |
| eight | Nelson Mandela (1918–2013) | May 10, 1994 | June 16, 1999 | 5 years , 37 days | African National Congress | |
| 9 | Thabo Mbeki (1942–) | June 16, 1999 | September 24, 2008 (resigned) | 9 years , 100 days | African National Congress | |
| ten | Kgalema Motlante (1949–) | September 25, 2008 | May 9, 2009 | 226 days | African National Congress | |
| eleven | Jacob Zuma (1942–) | May 9, 2009 | Until now | 10 years, 87 days (as of July 11, 2014) | African National Congress | |
Notes
- ↑ Hoinis , as acting from January 19, 1989 to March 15, 1989
Links
- South Africa World statesmen