Current Positions

Mr Thembinkosi Willies Mchunu is the Premier of KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government since 24 May 2016.

He is also the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Executive Board and the Chairperson of the Rules Standing Committee.

Career/Positions/Memberships/Other Activities

He became the Speaker of the KZN Legislature in 2004. He was the Executive Member of the Provincial South African Civic Organisation. Mr Mchunu became SACP Provincial Chairperson in 1998 and ANC Provincial Executive Committee Member (1995) He was the Deputy Speaker of the Legislature in KZN (1994) He served as Chairperson of the ANC Northern Natal Region (1990). He was the First Co-ordinator of Joint Working Committee of the UDF COSATU in pursuit of peace with the IFP (1988).

Mr Mchunu was an ANC Underground Structures Member (1980). He was a Union Organizer for Metal and Allied Workers Union (full time ? 1978) and a Trade Unionist Member (1973).