His Excellency Kgalema Motlanthe
Deputy President of South Africa
In office 9 May 2009 ? 25 May 2014
President	Jacob Zuma
Preceded by	Baleka Mbete
Succeeded by	Cyril Ramaphosa
3rd President of South Africa
In office 25 September 2008 ? 9 May 2009
Deputy	Baleka Mbete
Preceded by	Thabo Mbeki
Succeeded by	Jacob Zuma
Deputy President of the African National Congress
In office 18 December 2007 ? 18 December 2012
Preceded by	Jacob Zuma
Succeeded by	Cyril Ramaphosa
Secretary-General of the African National Congress
In office 1997?2007
Preceded by	Cyril Ramaphosa
Succeeded by	Gwede Mantashe
Personal details
Born	Kgalema Petrus Motlanthe ( 1949-07-19 ) 19 July 1949 (age 74) Boksburg , Transvaal Province , Union of South Africa
Nationality	South African
Political party	African National Congress
Spouse(s)	Mapula Motlanthe (1976?2010) Gugu Mtshali (engaged)
Children	Kagiso Kgomotso

Kgalema Petrus Motlanthe ^[1] (born 19 July 1949) is a South African politician who was President of South Africa between 25 September 2008 and 9 May 2009. This happened following the resignation of Thabo Mbeki . ^[2] After the end of his presidency, Motlanthe was appointed as the Deputy President of South Africa by his successor, current South African president Jacob Zuma . In March 2014, he announced his resignation to become a dean at ANC.

Motlanthe was born on 19 July 1949 in Boksburg , Transvaal Province, Union of South Africa.

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