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What roles did John Hlophe hold, and when?

John Hlophe

Former Judge President of the Western Cape High Court, removed from office in 2024 after a gross misconduct finding, and later an uMkhonto weSizwe Party member of Parliament whose designation to the Judicial Service Commission was set aside by the Western Cape High Court in June 2025.

Latest source 5 Jun 2025Updated 27 Oct 20264 sources

FormerNow

3 dated roles on record; no current role confirmed.

Identity record: Public Figure Record Verified

Roles, most recent first

  1. 2024
    Member of the National Assembly Parliament of South Africa (uMkhonto weSizwe Party) Date uncertain

    MK Party MP; designated by the National Assembly to the JSC on 9 July 2024 (designation later set aside).1 2

  2. 2024
    Judge President Western Cape Division of the High Court of South Africa Former

    Head of the Western Cape High Court until his removal in 2024.3 1

  3. Deputy President uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party Date uncertain

    Described as MK deputy president in June 2025.2

Where the dates come from

  1. SecondaryPending new challenge to impeachment, Hlophe asks court to hold off on AfriForum's JSC challengeEyewitness News (EWN) · 18 Sep 2024
  2. SecondaryParliament to abide by High Court order preventing Hlophe from sitting on JSCDaily Maverick · 5 Jun 2025
  3. SecondaryJudge Hlophe given a second chance to contest his impeachmentSABC News · Dec 2022

Changes

27 Oct 2026 Published after review.

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