In South Africa, the Executive Council of a province is the cabinet of the provincial government.
[1] The Executive Council consists of the Premier and five to ten other members,[2] who have the title "Member of the Executive Council", commonly abbreviated to "MEC".
[2] The Premier designates powers and functions to the MECs; conventionally they are assigned portfolios in specific areas of responsibility.
[2] The Western Cape, the only province to have adopted its own constitution, chose to call its executive council the "Provincial Cabinet", and its MECs "Provincial Ministers".
[3] The following tables show the members of the nine Executive Councils as of 2022[update].