Mr Kgalema Motlanthe is the Former President of the Republic of South Africa.
Mr Motlanthe was the Deputy President of the African National Congress during the period December 2007 – December 2012, and was also Minister in the Presidency from July – September 2008 and subsequently elected by Parliament as the President of South Africa on 25 September 2008, serving until 9 May 2009.
In May 2009, Mr Motlanthe presided over general elections and handed over the reins to his successor President Jacob Zuma. At the end of his term as President, Motlanthe was appointed by President Jacob Zuma to serve as Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa and he served in that position from 11 May 2009 until 24 May 2014.
He recently received an honorary doctorate from Monash University in Australia and he also accepted the invitation from the African National Congress to serve as the Chairperson of the Board of the OR Tambo School of Leadership.
Lastly, H.E. Kgalema Motlanthe is a Champion of an HIV free Generation.