and institutionalised factional conflict". In July 2013, the national leadership of the ANC asked Mathale to resign as Premier, "recalling" him from the post in line with the party's cadre deployment policy. In a statement on 15 July, Mathale announced that he had complied with this request and had submitted his resignation letter. In the statement, he insisted that he and his administration had, "contrary to the wrong perception", strongly opposed "all forms of corruption within our jurisdiction". His resignation as Premier was effective from 15 July 2013. The National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union, a Cosatu affiliate, praised the national ANC for its decision, saying, "Without being triumphalists, our union is happy to see that the ANC has at long last endorsed our view that Mr Mathale was a liability and an embarrassment to our movement and government". National government The same day that his resignation as Premier took effect, Mathale was sworn in as a Member of the National Assembly, the lower house of the national Parliament. The Limpopo branch of Cosatu opposed his appointment. Nonetheless, he was elected to a full five-year term in the National Assembly in the 2014 general election and on 25 October 2017 he was appointed chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration. On 26 February 2018, Mathale gave up his committee chairmanship to take office as the Deputy Minister of Small Business Development under Minister Lindiwe Zulu. He was installed in that position in a cabinet reshuffle by President Cyril Ramaphosa, who had recently ascended to the presidency following the resignation of President Jacob Zuma. In the 2019 general election, Mathale was re-elected to the National Assembly and Ramaphosa appointed him Deputy Minister of Police under Minister Bheki Cele. Personal life Mathale is married and has children. See also History of the African National Congress Politics in South Africa References External link Interview with the Daily Maverick (2011) 1961 births Living people Northern Sotho people African National Congress politicians Premiers of Limpopo University of the Western Cape alumni Members of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature Members of the National Assembly of South Africa