National Council of Provinces

National Council of Provinces

List

*10 other official names:*
*Nasionale Raad van Provinsies* (Afrikaans)
*umKhandlu weNarha oNgamele iimFunda* (Southern Ndebele)
*IBhunga leSizwe lamaPhondo* (Xhosa)
*uMkhandlu kaZwelonke weziFundazwe* (Zulu)
*uMkhandlu waVelonkhe wetiFundza* (Swazi)
*Lekgotla la Bosetšhaba la Diprofense* (Northern Sotho)
*Lekgotla la Naha la Diprofense* (Sotho)
*Lekgotla la Bosetšhaba la Diporofense* (Tswana)
*Huvo ya Rixaka ya Swifundzhankulu* (Tsonga)
*Khoro ya Lushaka ya Mavunḓu* (Venda)
National Council of Provinces List 10 other official names: ; Nasionale Raad van Provinsies (Afrikaans) ; umKhandlu weNarha oNgamele iimFunda (Southern Ndebele) ; IBhunga leSizwe lamaPhondo (Xhosa) ; uMkhandlu kaZwelonke weziFundazwe (Zulu) ; uMkhandlu waVelonkhe wetiFundza (Swazi) ; Lekgotla la Bosetšhaba la Diprofense (Northern Sotho) ; Lekgotla la Naha la Diprofense (Sotho) ; Lekgotla la Bosetšhaba la Diporofense (Tswana) ; Huvo ya Rixaka ya Swifundzhankulu (Tsonga) ; Khoro ya Lushaka ya Mavunḓu (Venda) ;
28th Parliament
Type
Type	Upper house of the Parliament of South Africa
History
Founded	1997
Leadership
Chairperson	Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane, ANC ; since 15 June 2024
Deputy Chairperson	Les Govender, IFP ; since 9 July 2024
Chief Whip	Kenny Mmoiemang, ANC ; since 15 June 2024
Structure
Seats	90 (54 permanent, 36 special)
Political groups	ANC (24 + 19); DA (12 + 9); EFF (8 + 2); MK (5 + 4); VF+ (2 + 0); IFP (1 + 1); PA (1 + 1); UDM (1 + 0); ActionSA (0 + 1);
Elections
Last election	13 and 14 June 2024
Next election	2029
Meeting place
	NCOP Chamber, Houses of Parliament, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Website
	National Council of Provinces

The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) is the upper house of the Parliament of South Africa under the post-apartheid constitution which came into full effect in 1997. It replaced the former Senate, but is very similar to that body, and to many other upper houses of legislatures throughout the world, in that its purpose is to represent the governments of the provinces, rather than directly representing the people.^[1]

^ "National Council of Provinces". Parliament of South Africa. Archived from the original on 19 November 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2010.

[ncop-web-1] "National Council of Provinces". Parliament of South Africa. Archived from the original on 19 November 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2010.

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