Paul Mashatile

His Excellency Paul Mashatile MP
Mashatile in October 2024
9th Deputy President of South Africa
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 March 2023
President	Cyril Ramaphosa
Preceded by	David Mabuza
11th Deputy President of the African National Congress
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 December 2022
President	Cyril Ramaphosa
Preceded by	David Mabuza
Member of the National Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 February 2023
Preceded by	Tshilidzi Munyai
In office 2 November 2010 – 5 February 2016
Preceded by	Mondli Gungubele
Succeeded by	Doreen Senokoanyane
Constituency	Gauteng
Minister of Arts and Culture
In office 1 November 2010 – 25 May 2014
President	Jacob Zuma
Preceded by	Lulu Xingwana
Succeeded by	Nathi Mthethwa
4th Premier of Gauteng
In office 7 October 2008 – 6 May 2009
Preceded by	Mbhazima Shilowa
Succeeded by	Nomvula Mokonyane
Member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature
In office 27 April 1994 – May 2009
Prior party offices 1994‍–‍2022 Secretary-General of the African National Congress Acting In office 19 January 2022 – 19 December 2022 Serving with Jessie Duarte until 17 July 2022 President Cyril Ramaphosa Preceded by Ace Magashule Succeeded by Fikile Mbalula Treasurer-General of the African National Congress In office 18 December 2017 – 19 December 2022 President Cyril Ramaphosa Preceded by Zweli Mkhize Succeeded by Gwen Ramokgopa Provincial Chairperson of the African National Congress in Gauteng In office 7 October 2007 – 18 December 2017 Deputy Nomvula Mokonyane Gwen Ramokgopa David Makhura Preceded by Mbhazima Shilowa Succeeded by David Makhura Deputy Provincial Chairperson of the African National Congress in Gauteng In office January 1998 – 1999 Chairperson Mathole Motshekga Preceded by Mathole Motshekga Succeeded by Angie Motshekga Provincial Secretary of the African National Congress in Gauteng In office 7 May 1994 – 19 January 1998 Chairperson Tokyo Sexwale Preceded by Position established Succeeded by Obed Bapela
Personal details
Born	Paul Shipokosa Mashatile (1961-10-21) 21 October 1961 (age 63) Gerhardsville, South Africa
Political party	African National Congress
Other political affiliations	South African Communist Party (Tripartite Alliance)
Spouses	Manzi Ellen ​ (died 2020)​ Hlumile Mjongile ​ (m. 2023)​
Occupation	Politician activist

Paulus Shipokosa Mashatile (born 21 October 1961) is a South African politician who is the 9th Deputy President of South Africa. He became Deputy President of the governing African National Congress (ANC) in December 2022. Before his election to that position, he was ANC Treasurer-General from December 2017 and acting ANC Secretary-General from January 2022.

Formerly an anti-apartheid activist in the United Democratic Front, Mashatile was a member of President Jacob Zuma's first cabinet, serving as Minister of Arts and Culture from 2010 to 2014. Before that, he was briefly premier of Gauteng province from 2008 to 2009. Between 1996 and 2008, and later between 2014 and 2018, he held several ministerial portfolios in the Gauteng provincial government. He remains especially influential in Gauteng, his home province, where he was also ANC Provincial Chairperson between 2007 and 2017. He also served as acting president starting on 8 August when President Cyril Ramaphosa was out of the country.