Sylvia Lucas (born 22 April 1964) is the current Deputy Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces in the Republic of South Africa, after having taken office on 23 May 2019.
Sylvia Lucas Age
She was born on April 22, 1964, in Upington, South Africa. As of 2024, she is 60 years old and celebrates her birthday on April 22nd every year.
Career
Lucas joined the ANC in 1992 after working as a typist for the National Party. In 1992, Sylvia Lucas joined the African National Congress (ANC) as a member of the ordinary branch. Lucas was a councillor for the /Khara Hais Local Municipality in Upington from 1995 to 2000, while also participating in ANC regional institutions in the area. From 2001 until 2004, she was the first female chairwoman of the ANC in the Siyanda region.
Lucas was elected to the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature in 2000. In 2003, ANC Secretary-General Kgalema Motlanthe confirmed Lucas’s name as the fourth ANC candidate for the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature.
On May 23, 2013, Lucas was formally elected and sworn in as the province’s premier. On May 30, 2013, she gave her first speech as premier.
Following South Africa’s general election on 7 May 2014, the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress re-appointed Lucas as prime minister on 20 May 2014. In the eight ANC-run provinces, she was the only woman to be appointed as a premier.
Lucas resigned in May 2019 to join the National Council of Provinces as Deputy Chairperson. Her replacement has been named Zamani Saul.
Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $400,000 which she has earned as a politician.
