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Sylvia Lucas is the fourth Premier of the Northern Cape Province, South Africa, elected and inaugurated as successor to Hazel Jenkins. She served briefly as Acting Premier and before that as MEC (Member of the Executive Council) for Environmental Affairs in the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature.... moreSylvia Lucas is the fourth Premier of the Northern Cape Province, South Africa, elected and inaugurated as successor to Hazel Jenkins. She served briefly as Acting Premier and before that as MEC (Member of the Executive Council) for Environmental Affairs in the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature. She was born on 22 April 1964, and grew up in Upington in the Northern Cape.
Premier of the Northern Cape Provincial Government.
ANC PEC and PWC member since 2012.
Acted as Premier from 28 November-5 December 2010.
Date Member of EXCO -Environment and Nature Conversation in 2009.
Elected as General Secretary of Association of Public Accounts Committees (2006-2009).
Elected as Deputy General Sectretary of Association of Public Accounts Committes (2004-2006).
Member of the Provincial legislature, serving as ANC Whip (2004-2009).
Elected as EXCO member of the Association of Piblic Accounts Committees (2002-2004).
Member of the Provincial legislature (2000-2004).
Community Development Worker k Khara Hais Municipality SAMWU Shopsteward and Chairperson of Upington Local (1999-2000).
ANC PR Councilor at the Upington Municipality (1995-1999).
Public Servant at the Department of Social Development (1983-1999).
Currently busy with Graduate Certificate in Governance and Public Leadership.
Certificate in Governance and Public Leadership from University of South Africa (2012).
Certificate in Legislature Development Program from the University of the Free State (2010).
Certificate in Introduction to Project Management (2000-2001)
Principals of Legislative Oversight Module in 2002.
Action Research in the Public Sector short course.
Leadership Communication short course.
Public Management Law short course.
Policy Making and Analysis shourt course.
Strategic Planning for the Public and Municipal Sector Certificate.
Performance Management for the Public and Municipal Sector Certificate.
Public Financial Control and Accountability Certificate.
Project Management for Public Managers Certificate.
ANC PEC and PWC member (2008-2012).
Date Deputy Provincial chairperson of the ANC Women's League in 2008.
ANC Women's League acting provincial secretary serving on the Women's League NEC -ex Officio capacity (2006-2008).
ANC Women's League PEC and PWC Member (2000-2007).
ANC PEC member (2004-2007).
First Regional Chaiperson of the merged Upington and part of Kuruman Region, known as Siyanda region (2000-2004).
ANC REC and RWC Member at the Upington Region (1996-2000).
ANC Women's League- Regional Chairperson at the Upington region (1998-2000).
ANC Women's League- Regional Secretary at the Upington region (1996-1998).
ANC and ANC Women's League REC member as the Upington region (1994-1996).
ANC Women's League- Branch Chairperson as Rosedale Branch (1993-1994).
Served as Executive trustee of the Northern Cape Educare Trust and a trustee member of the Ikemeleng Trust that served Free State andNorthern Cape.
Founding member of Radio Riverside community radio in Upington area.
Initiated the Oasis Centre for People with disabilities under the banner of the ANC Women's League during late 1990's.
As ANC leader in the branch formed part of the delegations to the Transitional Council to ensure communities get prepaid electricity when they could not afford conventional electrical power.
As a community Activist, she was part of leading the rent boycotts in Rosedale community in Upington (1983-1995).
She became involved in political activities in 1980 whilst schooling at Carlton van Heerden high school in Upington.
Served on the following committees in the Provincial Legislature: Chaiperson for the Portfolio Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs; Chairperson for the Portfolio Committee on Social Development.
Member of the following portfolio committees: Agriculture; Transport, Road and Public Works; Housing and Local Government; Safety and Liaison; and Education.
Standing Committee Chairperson for Constitutional Affairs; Gender; Internal Arrangements; Rules; Public Accounts and Women's Caucus.
Accompanied former ANC Secretary General and other provincial secretaries of the ANC, ANC Women's and Youth League on a party-to-party visit to Cuba.
Attended South Africa Development Community Organisation of Public Accounts Committees (SADCOPAC) Conference in Zanzibar (2005).
Attended a Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Workshop in Swaziland (2004).
Attended CPA workshop in Malawi (2003).
Study tour to People's Republic of China in 2003.
Study tour to United Kingdom, Canada and United States in 2001. less
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