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6th Premier of Gauteng, South Africa

Manemolla David Makhura (born 22 February 1968) is a South African politician who served as the sixth Premier of Gauteng from May 2014 to October 2022.

Since his resignation from that office, he has worked as head of political education for his political party, the African National Congress (ANC). He was elected to a five-year term on the ANC National Executive Committee in December 2022.

Born and educated in Limpopo, Makhura entered politics as a student activist and was the president of the South African Students Congress from 1994 to 1996.

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Between 1998 and 2001, while also serving as a member of the national executive of the ANC Youth League, he was the deputy general secretary of the National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union. He rose to national prominence as the provincial secretary of the Gauteng branch of the ANC, a position he held continuously between November 2001 and October 2014.

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