Lazarus "Lazzy" Mokgosi (born 14 June 1970) is a South African politician who has been the eighth Premier of the North West since June 2024 and a Member of the North West Provincial Legislature since December 2022.
He is a member of the African National Congress (ANC) and in August 2022 was elected to a four-year term as Deputy Provincial Chairperson of the party's North West branch.
[2] He was sworn into the provincial legislature in December, reportedly after the ANC amended its party list to elevate him.
[3] He filled a casual vacancy arising from the resignation of Wendy Matsemela earlier that month.
[3] Mokgosi joined the Provincial Executive Council in July 2023, taking over as the MEC for Social Development from Boitumelo Moiloa.