Kgalema Motlanthe

His Excellency Kgalema Motlanthe
Deputy President of South Africa
In office 9 May 2009 – 25 May 2014
President	Jacob Zuma
Preceded by	Baleka Mbete
Succeeded by	Cyril Ramaphosa
3rd President of South Africa
In office 25 September 2008 – 9 May 2009
Deputy	Baleka Mbete
Preceded by	Thabo Mbeki
Succeeded by	Jacob Zuma
Deputy President of the African National Congress
In office 18 December 2007 – 18 December 2012
Preceded by	Jacob Zuma
Succeeded by	Cyril Ramaphosa
Secretary-General of the African National Congress
In office 1997–2007
Preceded by	Cyril Ramaphosa
Succeeded by	Gwede Mantashe
Personal details
Born	Kgalema Petrus Motlanthe (1949-07-19) 19 July 1949 (age 75) Boksburg, Transvaal Province, Union of South Africa
Nationality	South African
Political party	African National Congress
Spouse(s)	Mapula Motlanthe (1976–2010) Gugu Mtshali (engaged)
Children	Kagiso Kgomotso

Kgalema Petrus Motlanthe^[1] (born 19 July 1949) is a South African politician who was President of South Africa between 25 September 2008 and 9 May 2009. This happened following the resignation of Thabo Mbeki.^[2] After the end of his presidency, Motlanthe was appointed as the Deputy President of South Africa by his successor, current South African president Jacob Zuma. In March 2014, he announced his resignation to become a dean at ANC.

Motlanthe was born on 19 July 1949 in Boksburg, Transvaal Province, Union of South Africa.

1. ↑ Recording of him taking the oath of office http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/7636151.stm
2. ↑ "Zuma sworn in as SA's fourth democratic President". SABC. 9 May 2009. Archived from the original on 29 May 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2009.